Candied Watermelon Rinds - Candied Watermelon Rind Pickles

• 6 cups (1425 ml) water
• 9 cups (2125 ml) cubed watermelon rind - about 1"
• 4 cups (950 ml) sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) white vinegar
• cinnamon sticks
• whole cloves

1. Heat water to boiling in large kettle.
2. Add rind; simmer till tender(about 10 minutes).
3. Drain rind throughly,and put into crock (or glass bowl).
4. Combine remaining ingredients in kettle.
5. Heat to boiling; stir till sugar is melted.
6. Pour hot syrup over rind.
7. Cool.
8. Cover.
9. Let stand overnight.
10. Drain rind; reserving syrup.
11. Heat syrup to boiling.
12. Pour over rind.
13. Cool.
14. Cover.
15. Let stand overnight.
16. Repeat day 2
17. Prepare jars and water bath.
18. Heat rind and syrup to boiling but do not boil.
19. At this point Grandma always added red or green food coloring.
20. Fill jars and process.
21. Cool and store.

water, watermelon rind, sugar, white vinegar, cinnamon sticks, cloves

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000FF3 (may not work)