WATERMELON PICKLES

      Title: WATERMELON PICKLES
  Categories: Pickles, Fruits
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
       4 qt Prepared watermelon rind
       2 tb Salt
       4 c  White vinegar
       8 c  Sugar
       3    Cinnamon sticks; broken
       1 tb Whole cloves
       1    1" piece gingerroot (opt.)
  
   To prepare watermelon rind, cut rind into 2- x 1-inch pieces. Trim
   green skin and pink flesh from rind. Place prepared rind in large
   kettle and add salt and enough boiling water to cover. Simmer until
   tender. Drain and chill rind in very cold water at least 1 hour or
   overnight in refrigerator. Combine vinegar, sugar and mixture of
   cinnamon, cloves and gingerroot tied in cheesecloth. Bring to boil
   and boil 5 minutes. Drain watermelon rind and add to syrup. Simmer
   until rind becomes translucent, about 10 minutes. Remove and discard
   spices. Pack rind and syrup into hot sterilized quart jars, leaving
   1/4-inch head space. Adjust lids and process in boiling water bath 20
   minutes.
   
   Makes 4 quarts
   
   (C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times
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