Watermelon Rind Pickles

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    1 pint

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Can It & Ferment It: More Than 75 Satisfying Small-Batch Canning and Fermentation Recipes for the Whole Year

By Stephanie Thurow

Published 2017

  • About

Don’t let the watermelon rind go to waste! These flavorful pickles are a delicious snack.

Ingredients

  • Watermelon rind, peeled
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Method

Wash the skin of the watermelon, dry it off, and cut into quarters. Scrape out the pink juicy fruit and clean the pink flesh off the rind as well as possible. A spoon is a great tool to scrape with. Use a potato peeler to peel away the green, tough, outer layer of the watermelon. Once you have a prepped rind, cut the watermelon rind into 1-inch strips.

Pack a clean pint jar with the wat