Watermelon Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. watermelon rind
4 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. dissolved alum
water (to cover)
9 c. sugar
2 lemons, sliced thinly
4 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. whole cloves
2 tsp. allspice
8 c. water

Preparation

Peel the green from rind. Cut into cubes. Soak rind in salted water with alum overnight.
Drain. Cover with fresh water and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and drain.
Mix sugar into 8 cups water and add remaining ingredients.
Cook over low heat, stirring, until mixture becomes syrupy.
Add rind and bring to a slow boil. Cook until rind is tender.
Pack in jars and seal.
Do water bath for 10 minutes.
Makes 3 to 4 quarts.