Aunt Caroline's Dixieland Recipes/Pickles, Relishes/Georgia Watermelon Rind Pickle

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GEORGIA WATERMELON RIND PICKLE

Cut rinds and soak over night in water to which has been added one cup of lime to a gallon of water. Rinse in four full waters and boil until tender in tea made of one-half gallon of water and four tablespoonsful of ginger. Then cook in the following syrup:

Four pounds of sugar,
One quart of vinegar,
Two tablespoonsful of ground cinnamon,
One tablespoonful of allspice,
Two tablespoonsful of whole cloves.

Cook until syrup is thick.