Watermelon Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 lb. watermelon rind
4 lb. sugar
1 pt. vinegar
8 drops oil of cloves
16 drops oil of cinnamon

Preparation

Peel green rind off and all the pink of watermelon rinds. Soak rind in cold water for 24 hours.
(The white part cut off the rind.)
Drain and cover with clear water.
Add piece of alum.
Boil until rind is clear; drain.