Gingered Cantaloupe Pickles
Gingered Cantaloupe Pickles This is best made with under-ripe cantaloupes found readily in chain groceries. 1/2 cup pickling lime 2 quarts water 2 small cantaloupes (about 3 1/2 po...
Ingredients
- 1/2cuppickling lime
- 2quarts water
- 2small cantaloupes (about 3 1/2 pounds total)
- 5cupgranulated sugar
- 21/2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 1/3cupminced crystallized ginger
Directions
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Gingered Cantaloupe Pickles This is best made with under-ripe cantaloupes found readily in chain groceries
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1/2 cup pickling lime 2 quarts water 2 small cantaloupes (about 3 1/2 pounds total) 5 cups granulated sugar 2 1/2 cups distilled white vineg
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Cut cantaloupe meat from the rind, and slice it into bite-size chunks of similar size and shape
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Add the cantaloupe to the lime solution, and let it stand about 4 hours at room temperature
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Drain the cantaloupe, rinse it, and drain it again
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Return the fruit to the bowl, cover it with more water, and let it stand at room temperature for about 2 hours
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Drain the cantaloupe once more
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Return the fruit to the bowl, and add the remaining ingredients