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Spicy, Savory & Sweet Watermelon Rind Pickles


Today: Who says you can only have good watermelon in the summer? 
Spicy, Savory & Sweet Watermelon Rind Pickles by Nancy Manlove

Makes 4 quarts

12 cups watermelon rinds (as prepared in step 1 of the recipe, linked below)
3 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup white vinegar
4 tablespoons mixed pickling spice
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
12 whole cloves
8 thin slices of fresh ginger cut into strips about 2-inches long by 1-inch wide
3 cinnamon sticks, broken into 1-inch pieces
2 teaspoons whole allspice

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 Renee K. March 29, 2014
I partially cook half slices of bacon, wrap them around the watermelon rind, secure with a toothpick and bake at 350 deg. for about 15 min. The reason for precooking the bacon is so that it's nice and crispy. It's been a huge hit wherever I've taken it. Elizabeth July 27, 2013
easteuropeanfood.about.com/.../watermelon...?<br /> Mustafa E. July 24, 2013
In Turkey we do a jam from this and it has an amazing texture. AntoniaJames July 24, 2013
I've been making watermelon rind pickles since I was a kid. In fact, they are a mandatory item on my family's Thanksgiving tables. I've had such a hard time in recent years, however, finding watermelons with rinds that are thick enough to pickle. They used to be at least 1 1/2 inch thick. Now they are really thin! Do you have any tips for finding a good watermelon rind? Are there particular varieties in existence today that are not impossibly thin-skinned? ;o) Rita July 24, 2013
Try a farmer's market or farm stand, and ask for "heirloom" varieties. The newer hybrids are engineered to have thinner rinds (for those folks who think only the red flesh is edible)! Lizzie 4. July 24, 2013
2 Days ago friend, who is a great chef, gave me a jar of her Sweet Watermelon Rind Pickles. I spent time on-line looking for a recipe for watermelon rind wrapped in bacon. I had it in the '70's outside of Philadelphia. PA people say it's from PA while many said it was a Southern hors d'oeuvre.<br />Anybody have an idea ?? A lot of Southern roots are in eastern & central PA. Might want to try some Amish/Mennonite cookbooks. AnnieR July 27, 2013
There's a whole page of bacon wrapped watermelon rind recipes here. http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,bacon_watermelon_rind,FF.html Irena S. July 24, 2013
This is so creative! Definitely gonna try it x<br /><br />www.danceonflour.com/