Canning Recipes Watermelon Pickles Ingredients: Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method Cooking Directions: -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 large watermelon 7 cups sugar -- (3 1/2 lbs) 1/2 teaspoon oil of cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon oil of clove 1 pint cider vinegar - (2 cups) Peel and cut into chunks the rind of one large watermelon. Cover with boiling water and cook until tender (can put a toothpick in it), but not mushy -- maybe a half hour? Drain well. Make a syrup of sugar, oils, and vinegar. Bring it to a boil and pour over well-drained rinds in a non-metal bowl. Let stand 24 hours; drain off syrup and re-heat it and pour over the rinds again; let stand 24 hours. On the 3rd day, heat the rinds in the syrup and put in hot jars and seal. This recipe yields 6 to 8 pints. © 2008 canning-recipes.com contact