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Ingredients
- 1 water melon
- salt
- 2 kg (9 cups) sugar
- 1lt. (4 cups) vinegar
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 2 tsp whole cloves
- 1 tsp of allspice or ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom pods
- One whole water melon yields about 2. 5 kg. (5 lbs) rind and makes five 1/2 lt (1 pint) jars
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