Comments on: Watermelon Rind Pickles – After all These Years…

By: C. Thomas

C. Thomas — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:15:12 +0000

How long can the pickled watermelon rind be stored or kept.? Thank you.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:09:50 +0000

My grandmother use to make these pickles. She would add red or green food color to the mixture to dye them. She would use these at Christmas. She would also candy them by rolling them in sugar. My brother and I were talking about Nanny (grandmother) making these pickles just yesterday. She would hide them, and he would find them, and go hide and eat them. They were like candy, in a jar rolled in sugar. He is 60, and Nanny was born in 1900, and past away in 1996. She was a special lady. Miss her dearly.

By: El

El — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:09:49 +0000

Thank you for posting this recipe. I grew up with these on the Christmas table every year and its one of the things I have to have along with spiced whole stone in peaches and those brightly colored spiced crabapples. We never made them but bought them. I moved to chicago and the stores just don’t have these southern tasty holiday treats. At least now I can spread the love and get these northerners hooked on the good stuff. Keep on cookin and saving our food haritage one recipe at a time. 🙂

By: Kylo

Kylo — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:08:17 +0000

Once you have pickled watermelon, are there any recipes that include it as an ingredient?

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By: Kit

Kit — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:06:34 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this recipe… Me and Mama are from NC and we both live down here in Florida now and we were looking for a taste of home. I was so excited to find this. Bless Miss Zulims heart. I bet she was a doll.
Thank you Again,
KIt