Watermelon Sweet Pickle, No. 1
From The Twin-city housewife, 1920
Serves 5
Green tomatoes may be prepared in the same way.
Presented as published in 1920. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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As published
This recipe was extracted from The Twin-city housewife (1920) by N.C.) International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons. Whatsoever Circle (Winston-Salem, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Watermelon Sweet Pickle, No. 1 After your rinds are cut, soak for twenty-four hours in salt water, the same time in alum water (not very strong) and the same in clear water. Next boil for one hour in strong ginger tea. Then drop into very cold water. For your syrup, take to every three pounds of rind one and one-half pounds of sugar, one and one-half pints of vinegar
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.