Watermelon Pickles Recipe
This recipe is from a well worn, loose page of an old cookbook. Unknown source.
Ingredients:
16 cups watermelon pieces
8 cups granulated sugar
4 cups white vinegar
4 cups water
1 cup salt
Cold water
2 TBS whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
2 pieces ginger root
1 lemon, thinly sliced
Directions:
- Cut watermelon into 1″ pieces (use the firm light pink watermelon flesh).
- Dissolve salt thoroughly in 8 cups cold water, pour over watermelon pieces–add more water if needed to cover watermelon. Let stand 6 hours; drain, rinse well and cover with fresh cold water. Cook until just tender; drain.
- Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and combine with remaining ingredients; simmer 10 minutes.
- Add watermelon pieces and simmer until clear; remove spice bag. Add boiling water to syrup if it becomes too thick before the watermelon pieces are clear.
- Pack, boiling hot, into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/8-inch head space; seal.
Makes 6-8 oz jars
Great recipe to try after the recent tips for How To Choose A Good Watermelon and How to Make a Watermelon Basket ;).
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28 Jul 2007 at 1:01 pm
Cool, I have wanted to eat that again. Now I have the option of making my own.