Watermelon Pickle

Original Recipe

Ten pounds of watermelon rind boiled in pure water until tender; drain the water off, and make a syrup of two pounds of white sugar, one quart of vinegar, half an ounce of cloves, one ounce of cinnamon. The syrup to be poured over the rind boiling hot three days in succession.

Ingredients

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  • 10 pounds of watermelon rind boiled in pure water until tender
  • 1 syrup of two pounds of white sugar
  • 1 quart of vinegar
  • 1 ounce of cinnamon
  • 3 days in succession

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Ten pounds of watermelon rind boiled in pure water until tender; drain the water off, and make a syrup of two pounds of white sugar, one quart of vinegar, half an ounce of cloves, one ounce of cinnamon.

  2. 2

    The syrup to be poured over the rind boiling hot three days in succession.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)