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SPICED RIND: It wa* the
McGibbons' best seller
Pickled
WATERMELON
By Clementine Paddleford
This H eefc Food fait tor
It’s crisp, tender and
wonderfully good as
Ella and Harry make it
Red Hook, N. Y.
The watermelon pickle was
a translucent green with an
occasional blush of pink. Crisp
to bite, yet so tender and won
derfully redolent of the vinegar
and sweet spices congenially
“osmosified” with the rind. It
was a gift jar and the bearer of
my gift was a wiry, energetic
young man of 65 named Harry
McGibbon. His card read,
"Ella and Harry: Jellies, Jams
and Pickles.'’ This was their
after-60 career the year was
1938.
I wrote about their good
things a few times in my daily
column, speaking of the old
fashioned goodness of their
elderberry jelly, of the peach
preserves, and with a special
bouquet always for my favor
ite. the watermelon pickles.
Early this summer I had a
letter from Mrs. McGibbon, a
woman I remember as tall and
gray and straight as a lathe.
The letter came from Ward
Manor, Red Hook, N. Y., a
private hotel for our elder citi
zens. “This month,” she wrote,
“I am eighty years old. I’m not
making the pickles any more
but I remember how much you
liked them, so I am sending
you my recipe—our best
money maker. Keep it for
yourself or give it to others."
Spiced Watermelon Rind
3 pounds white portion of
watermelon, cubed
5 cups sugar
2 cups cider vinegar
I cup cold water
I tablespoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon whole allspice
I tablespoon whole
cinnamon
I lemon, sliced
Let watermelon stand in
salted water to cover overnight
(2 tablespoons salt to I quart
freshwater). Drain, cover with
fresh cold water, cook until
tender. Drain. Combine sugar,
cider vinegar and 1 cup cold
water. Tie in a bag cloves, all
spice, cinnamon and lemon
slices; add to syrup. Boil 5
minutes. Add watermelon and
cook until transparent, about
45 minutes. Pack in hot, ster
ilized jars. Yield: I quart.
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77m• BVffc Magazine Augumt 7 , 1955