Real cantaloupe pickles

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 c Sugar 1 lg Stick cinnamon
3 c Water 1 c Vinegar
1 tb Allspice Cantaloupe rind
1 tb Whole cloves

Select melons which are slightly under ripe. Remove rind and all soft
portion. Cut in pieces suitable for serving. Cover with a brine
made by dissolving 4 tablespoons salt in 1 quart water. Let stand 3
hours. Drain. Rinse in cold water. Add rind to sirup made of
remaining ingredients. There should be sufficient sirup to cover
rind. Boil 10 minutes. Let stand overnight. Boil slowly until rind is
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