Watermelon Rind Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. vinegar
3 lb. brown sugar
4 oz. stick cinnamon
2 oz. cloves

Preparation

Peel the pink and green from rind of one watermelon.
Cut in squares and soak in weak alum water about 24 hours, changing water once.
Then put on to boil in enough clear water to cover and cook until tender.
When you can pierce them with a straw, drain well and make a syrup of one quart of the ingredients.
Let come to a boil.
Add rind and boil slowly for 10 minutes.
Put in jar and seal.