Watermelon Rind Pickles

The watermelon rind is not a waste, make pickles from it very easy recipes not more then 15 minutes in preparation. Ingredients
4 quarts prepared watermelon rind
2 Tbs salt
4 cups white vinegar
8 cups sugar
3 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 Tbs whole cloves
Preparation
Cut rind into 2 inch pieces, trim green skin and pink flesh from rind, after all that done place the rind in a large pot, add the salt and enough water to cover. Simmer until its tender then drain and chill rind overnight in refrigerator. Boil for 5 minutes the vinegar, sugar, cinnamon and cloves, then add the drain rind to the syrup just made. Simmer for 10 minutes, and remove the spices. Will be easy if you use a cheesecloth, but you and discard the spices with a spoon also. Have ready some hot sterilized quart jars, in what you pack the rind with the syrup, leave some space, close the lids then put the jar in boiling water bath for about 20 minutes.If you want stronger flavor you can add 1-inch piece ginger root to the spices and process in same way. I like to decorate the jar with some of the spices that were used. Excellent served with a pork dish, tuna or grilled salmon.