Canned Watermelon Rind

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I need a recipe for Canned Watermelon Rind with red hots (candy). I ate these as a child at Christmas but no one can find my grandmother's recipe.

Deborah from Bartlett, TN

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Canned Watermelon Rind

Hi Deborah! I found this recipe while surfing (I've never made them myself). http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1636,146171-243195,00.html

WATERMELON RIND PICKLES

1 watermelon (14 c.)

1 gal. water

1/4 c. slaked lime

3 c. white vinegar

7 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. oil of cloves

1/2 tsp. oil of cinnamon

1/2 c. red cinnamon candies

4 drops red food coloring

Stainless steel or enamel cookware

Select a melon that has a thick rind. Remove outer green skin and pink flesh. Use only the greenish- white parts of the rind. Cut enough rind into 1 inch cubes to make 14 cups. Combine water and lime. Add rind and soak overnight in refrigerator. Drain cubes and rinse in cold water. Bring to a boil and cook 30 minutes. Drain.

Combine vinegar, sugar, oil of cloves, cinnamon, food color and candies. Pour over cubes. Boil slowly until cubes look clear, about 1 hour or longer, being sure cubes are covered with syrup through out cooking. Add hot water if syrup cooks down. Pack pickles in hot jars. Cover with syrup. Seal. Makes 7 pints. Use stainless steel containers or enamel to cook in and soak in.

(09/22/2006)

By SL Edens

Canned Watermelon Rind

Candied Watermelon Rinds

Serves/Makes:5 or more 1/2 pints

Ingredients

6 cups (1425 ml) water

9 cups (2125 ml) cubed watermelon rind - about 1"

4 cups (950 ml) sugar

1 cup (225 ml) white vinegar

cinnamon sticks

whole cloves

Preparation

First day:

Heat water to boiling in large kettle.

Add rind; simmer till tender(about 10 minutes).

Drain rind thoroughly,and put into crock (or glass bowl).

Combine remaining ingredients in kettle.

Heat to boiling; stir till sugar is melted.

Pour hot syrup over rind.

Cool.

Cover.

Let stand overnight.

DAY 2:

Drain rind; reserving syrup.

Heat syrup to boiling.

Pour over rind.

Cool.

Cover.

Let stand overnight.

DAY 3:

Repeat day 2

Final day:

Prepare jars and water bath.

Heat rind and syrup to boiling but do not boil.

At this point Grandma always added red or green food coloring.

Fill jars and process.

Cool and store.

Comments:
I'm sure that this is not what you are looking for. But if you have rind and the time these are great pickles. It has become a tradition with my grand kids,as it was for me when I was a child to "help" Granny make these pickles for the holidays!

(09/24/2006)

By LRP

Canned Watermelon Rind

I have made these years ago and was looking for this recipe as I lost my original. Thanks for posting they are delicious. (08/02/2008)

By Cheryl Hicks

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