How to Make Watermelon Rind Pickles

You can make the most of your watermelon harvest by picking the rind to enjoy later. Here’s a simple method for making these sweet refrigerator “pickles.”

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If you appear in my electric refrigerator anytime during the summer , you ’ll see a watermelon vine . There may be a whole watermelon chilling before cutting or ball of melon waiting to be enjoyed one risque serving at a time . I ’ve always been disturbed about this summertime - time fruit .

Watermelon get me crazy in another mode , too . As much as I love eat watermelon , I hate having all those rinds afterwards . If you eat as much watermelon as I do , those rind really stack up .

That ’s why I like to take the rind and sprain them into something else I can enjoy : watermelon rind pickles . These sweet mess are an old - fashioned favorite of gardeners who involve a delicious agency to recycle the rinds .

I ’m a big fan ofsmall - mess preservingso it ’s well-off to make a few jar at a sentence . If you want to make more jars , merely project on using more rind . Here are the simple steps for making a wad of watermelon rind pickles :

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Instructions

When nerveless , place lids on the jounce and refrigerate the pickle . For the best grain and sapidity hold back 24 60 minutes before eating . Keep jars refrigerate for up to 3 weeks .

Serve pickles as a condiment with sandwiches , spicy dogs , cheese plate or any of your favorite summertime meals .

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