Source:

Teri

Serves/Makes:5 or more 1/2 pints

Ingredients

• 6 cups (1425 ml) water
• 9 cups (2125 ml) cubed watermelon rind - about 1"
• 4 cups (950 ml) sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) white vinegar
• cinnamon sticks
• whole cloves

Preparation

• First day:
• Heat water to boiling in large kettle.
• Add rind; simmer till tender(about 10 minutes).
• Drain rind throughly,and put into crock (or glass bowl).
• Combine remaining ingredients in kettle.
• Heat to boiling; stir till sugar is melted.
• Pour hot syrup over rind.
• Cool.
• Cover.
• Let stand overnight.
• DAY 2:
• Drain rind; reserving syrup.
• Heat syrup to boiling.
• Pour over rind.
• Cool.
• Cover.
• Let stand overnight.
• DAY 3:
• Repeat day 2
• Final day:
• Prepare jars and water bath.
• Heat rind and syrup to boiling but do not boil.
• At this point Grandma always added red or green food coloring.
• Fill jars and process.
• Cool and store.

Comments

I'm sure that this is not what you are looking for. But if you have rind and the time these are great pickles. It has become a tradition with my grandkids,as it was for me when I was a child to "help" Granny make these pickles for the holidays!