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Juicy watermelons are ready in many gardens! After enjoying a cool, refreshing slice of watermelon, don’t toss out the rind. It can be used to make watermelon pickles! This is a southern specialty to use as a snack or in other creative ways.
When making watermelon pickles, just the pale green rind is used. Remove the watermelon flesh and the outside dark green skin. Here are a couple recipes to preserve watermelon rind from the National Center for Home Food Preservation:
To save the watermelon flesh, see instructions on Freezing Melons.
