i have wanted to make pickled watermelon rind for about 4 years now. one time, about 4 years ago, i even peeled all the rinds and left them in my mom's fridge, planning to pickle them. they ended up going bad when i never got around to doing the pickling. well, today is finally the day.
first, i sterilized all the jars.
i have a big canning water bath pot that my aunt gave me. i like to wrap a handkerchief around the hand so it is easy to lift off.
then i made the syrup. apple cider vinegar and sugar flavored with cinnamon, lemon rind, and fresh ginger.
to the syrup, i added just a splash of leftover beet juice from pickling beets the other day. the beet juice should give the watermelon a nicer color, i hope.
the rinds have been soaking in a brine overnight in the fridge. it was a huge amount of work to peel them.
rinds packed tightly in to jars.
then i poured the syrup over the rinds and worked out the air bubbles with a chop stick.
boiled them in the water bath for about 10 minutes.
now we wait. i think i will open the first jar in about a month to taste it.
i based my methods on this recipe:
Martha Stewart's Pickled Watermelon Rind
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