Watermelon Pickles Recipe

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Drain rind wash in fresh water and drain. Stir in water and salt. Soak rind overnight in brine made by dissolving 1 4 cup salt in each quart of water make enough brine to cover. Watermelon pickle is made using the white part of the watermelon s rind. Trim off the pink flesh and the green and pale green outer portions of the watermelon rind.

Cut rind from watermelon you should have about 4 1 2 pounds rind. Measure 9 cups rind. In a dutch oven mix sugar vinegar 2 cinnamon sticks cloves and peppercorns. Cut rind into 1 x 2 inch pieces about 1 inch thick or into 3 4 by 1 inch cubes. It is delicious by itself as a winter treat or as a condiment with turnip greens or turkey and cornbread dressing.

Cut watermelon pulp from rind leaving thin layer of pink on rind reserve pulp for another use. Slice the outer green and inner pink part of the rind. This old fashioned recipe from down south takes what we usually discard when eating this summer fruit and makes it into a sweet treat. Just make sure you are not using leftover rind from watermelon pieces people have eaten. So the next time you are cubing watermelon for a salad or making it into melon balls save the rind to make these pickles.

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Cut watermelon rind into 1 inch cubes. Pare watermelon rind and remove all pink portions. Add the apple cider vinegar water sugar ginger salt and spices to a 2 quart saucepan set over medium high heat. Cut the rind into 1 inch squares or other shapes. Cut green outer skin from rind.

Cut enough rind into 1 x 1 2 inch pieces to measure 4 cups. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Place rind in a large nonreactive bowl. Place in a large glass bowl and cover with a brine made from the 3 4 cup salt and 3 quarts water. Cut enough rind into 1 x 1 2 inch pieces to measure 4 cups.

Place in a large glass bowl and cover with a brine made from the 3 4 cup salt and 3 quarts water. Cut watermelon rind into 1 inch cubes. Cut watermelon pulp from rind leaving thin layer of pink on rind reserve pulp for another use. Cut rind from watermelon you should have about 4 1 2 pounds rind. Drain rind wash in fresh water and drain.