Old Aunt Rachel's Watermelon Rind Pickles

Cut 7lbs watermelon rinds in cubes and cook in water until you can pierce rind with a fork.

Make syrup of:

1 pint water

3 1/2 lbs. sugar

1/2 tsp. oil of cinnamon

1/2 tsp. oil of cloves

1 pint vinegar (white)

pinch of salt

Pour syrup over the rind. Next morning pour it off and bring it to a boil and pour over rind. Do this two more mornings and then heat both syrup and watermelon together and bottle.

These come out very light colored and crisp.

- Nancy Minor, Deland, 1985