Watermelon Rind Pickles

Ingredients

• melon with thick rind
• 1 gal water
• 2 heaping Tbsp lime
• 2 or more tsp ginger
• boiling water
• 2 c vinegar
• 4 c sugar
• 1 Tbsp spice
• 1 Tbsp cloves
• 4 sticks cinnamon

Directions

1. Make solution of water and lime dissolved in it
2. Let stand overnight
3. Next morning take out and wash in clear water Prepare a ginger tea
4. Cook rind until it begins to look clear Prepare syrup
5. Drop rind in the syrup having enough to cover rind well
6. Boil until rind becomes a pretty amber color
7. Fill jars and seal