Melon Rind
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the melon rind into strips.
Pare off the hard outer rind.
Soak the strips in brine for two days.
Rinse the rind in cold water and wipe dry.
Scald the rind in alum water for three to four hours.
Soak the rind in ice-cold water.
Wipe the rind dry, pressing each piece gently.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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