Watermelon pickles or bread and butter pickles

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Rind with a bit of red from
1 Watermelon
2 cups White vinegar
2 cups Sugar
3 Whole cloves
6 Whole allspice
FOR BREAD AND BUTTER
Substitute:
Watermelon -- rind
1 Bag pickling spice
Sliced, salted cucumbers for

Directions

PICKLES:

Watermelon Pickles: Peel rind, leaving a little red.Cut into small pieces.

Cook in salted water for 3 minutes at a boil. Drain for 20 minutes. Bring vinegar, sugar, cloves and allspice to a boil. Add melon. Bring back to a boil. Process in pint jars. Bread and Butter Pickles: same as above, except cucumbers are sliced and salted and allowed to stand for 20 mints. To vinegar and sugar, add pickling spices in a cloth bag.

Recipe By : R. Banghart, adapted from Augusta Peto's recipe File

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