When making watermelon rind pickles...?!
when making watermelon rind pickles, is it necessary to remove every bit of the red or is leaving a little bit okay!? And does anyone have any good recipes for them!? I have one but i don't know if it is standard!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
I've made Watermelon Rind Preserves (Ball Blue Book recipe) before and a little bit of flesh left is OK, just leave as little as possible!. This turned out wonderful! Here's is a recipe my friend passed along for pickles!.
WATERMELON SWEET PICKLE
8 lb!. watermelon rind
Salt
4 lb!. sugar
1 qt!. vinegar
1/2 c!. pickling spice
Use thick watermelon rind!. Pare; remove any red portion!. Cut in 1 inch cubes!. Using 1/2 cup salt to 1 quart water, make solution!. Add enough to cover melon rind; let stand overnight!. Drain; cover with boiling water; boil until rinds are tender but not soft!.
Combine sugar, vinegar and pickling spice; boil 5 minutes!. Drain rind!. Add to sugar mixture, boil until rind is transparent; let stand overnight!. Bring to boiling point; pack in 8 hot sterilized pint jars, filling to top; fasten covers at once!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
WATERMELON SWEET PICKLE
8 lb!. watermelon rind
Salt
4 lb!. sugar
1 qt!. vinegar
1/2 c!. pickling spice
Use thick watermelon rind!. Pare; remove any red portion!. Cut in 1 inch cubes!. Using 1/2 cup salt to 1 quart water, make solution!. Add enough to cover melon rind; let stand overnight!. Drain; cover with boiling water; boil until rinds are tender but not soft!.
Combine sugar, vinegar and pickling spice; boil 5 minutes!. Drain rind!. Add to sugar mixture, boil until rind is transparent; let stand overnight!. Bring to boiling point; pack in 8 hot sterilized pint jars, filling to top; fasten covers at once!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
a bit of pink is fine!.!.!.!. as for a recipe my mom has one but I don't know it!.!.!. I know hers takes almost a month to make!!! She does something like boiling a cup of sugar into the rinds every day for 28 days!.!.!. then she cans it with a stick of cinnamon and some cloves!.!.!.!. I don't know the exacts so my apologize for not being more helpful in that dept!.!
Good Luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Good Luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com