PICKLED WATERMELON RIND (JUST TO MAKE YOU HOMESICK)
From the US Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947. For the most current canning guidelines, please go to http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Melons
Time 12h30m
Yield 2 pints
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pare rind and all pink edges from the watermelon.
- Cut into 1-inch squares or fancy shapes as desired.
- Cover with brine made by mixing 1/4 cup of salt with1 quart cold water.
- Soak overnight.
- Drain brine.
- Cover with cold water and cook until fork tender, about 10 minutes (do not overcook).
- Drain.
- Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and remove before rind is bottled.
- Make a hot pickling solution of remaining ingredients and spices, add drained rind and boil rapidly ntil rind becomes clear (about ten minutes).
- Fill Sterilized jars.
- Adjust jar lids as in fresh-pack dills.
- Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
- Set jars upright, several inches apart, on a wire rack to cool.
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Basher Ahmad
ahmad.basher@hotmail.comThis recipe looks easy to follow. I think I'll give it a try this weekend.
Ernestine Guerra
ernestine-g64@gmail.comI'm not sure about this recipe. I've never pickled anything before.
May May
m-m@yahoo.comI've never had pickled watermelon rinds before, but I'm definitely going to try this recipe. It sounds delicious!
Nazakat Liaquat
liaquat_n26@hotmail.comThis recipe is a great way to preserve watermelon. I love to make a big batch of pickled watermelon rinds in the summer and then enjoy them all winter long.
Rystan Lein
rystan.l@gmail.comI made these pickled watermelon rinds for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.
Kevan Smit
kevan_s86@yahoo.comThese pickled watermelon rinds are a great way to use up leftover watermelon. They are also a healthy and delicious snack.
FERDOUS GAMER
ferdous@yahoo.comI'm not a big fan of pickled foods, but I thought I would give this recipe a try. I was pleasantly surprised! The pickled watermelon rinds were actually really good. They had a nice sweet and tangy flavor.
Victoria Browner
browner@yahoo.comI followed the recipe exactly, but my pickled watermelon rinds turned out too sour. I think I will add less vinegar next time.
Francillon Douce
douce-francillon@hotmail.comThese pickled watermelon rinds are amazing! I love the sweet and tangy flavor. They are the perfect snack or side dish.
Op Hridoy king
king_o89@yahoo.comI was curious about this recipe, so I gave it a try. The pickled watermelon rinds were surprisingly delicious! They had a unique flavor that I really enjoyed. I will definitely be making these again.
Ebuka Okoli
ebuka-o84@hotmail.co.ukThis recipe brought back so many childhood memories! My grandmother used to make pickled watermelon rinds all the time, and I loved them. I followed the recipe exactly, and they turned out perfectly. The rinds were crisp and tangy, with just the righ