7 lb Watermelon rind; peeled 2 1/2 qt ;Water 1/3 c Salt 6 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 c Vinegar 1 c ;Water 1 tb Whole cloves 2 Cinnamon sticks 2 Lemons Pare off the outer green from watermelon rind and cut in 1" squares. Put in large bowl and pour over them the salt and water mixed. Let soak for three days. Drain and let stand in fresh water for one hour. Make a syrup of sugar, vinegar, water and spices. Cut the lemon (rind and all) paper thin. Put melon and lemon into hot syrup and boil until watermelon is clear. Seal in jars. From South Union, Ky. In _The Shaker Cook Book: Not by Bread Alone_ by Caroline B. Piercy. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1953. Pg. 183. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 53-5248. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.
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Grandma's Sweet Pickled Watermelon 1935 Recipe - This recipe for how to pickle watermelon uses the rind of the watermelon in a sweet and sour spice syrup. The green watermelon skin is peeled away and the white watermelon rind is pickled. This is from the 1935 'Wilken Family Home Cooking Album'
Method: Pare the watermelon rind. Cut it into 2 inch squares and cook it in boiling water until it is tender. Put the vinegar, sugar, and spices into a preserving kettle, boil the mixture ten minutes and then cook it slowly for about two hours or until the syrup is thick. Add the melon rind and simmer it about one hour. Put into jars.
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How to Pickle Watermelon Rind
In a previous video ( I demonstrated how to peel and slice a watermelon. In this video, we'll take the left over watermelon rind and pickle them using three different flavor approaches. For more information including ingredients and recipes used, please refer to this episode's show notes:
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SPICE UP WITH: 1 cup of water 1 cup apple cider vinegar or white vinegar 1 cup white sugar (adjust/reduce according to your taste) 1 Teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 Teaspoon chili flakes 2 ½ Tablespoon salt (add more or less to your taste)
Crunch, dilly, sweet! These watermelon rind pickles are the perfect addition to any charcuterie board or snacking tray. Get the full recipe breakdown at