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  1. My grandmother (born in 1891) made a cake when I was a child that she called ‘black cake.’ I have found a few recipes on the internet for such a cake. The recipe is long gone, and the only ingredient I know that was in her cake was watermelon rind pickles. Have you ever see such a recipe. The cake was dark, but I don’t remember it being chocolate. Maybe it was dark with spices and jam. I enjoyed seeing your post. It reminded me of my grandmother…thanks

  2. Hi Gale

    I didn’t even realise you could pickle a watermelon, so using it as an ingredient in a cake is news to me.

    A quick google revealed this:

    http://www.recipegoldmine.com/cakefruit/watermelon-pickle-fruit-cake.html

    Although I suspect what your grandmother baked was something more like this:

    http://www.trinigourmet.com/index.php/trinidad-black-cake/

    … but substituting melon for some of the dried fruit.

    Pleased you liked the post.

    Best

    R

  3. Battle Star Galactica oh no. What will you eat these pickles with? I think I would love to make some. I’ll leave the battlestar up to my boyfriend lol.

  4. Hi Courtney

    Can’t really say as I have no idea what it might taste like … although possibly with a nice mature Cylon cheddar. That’s a BG reference by the way.

    Best

    R

  5. Salty and sweet. Can’t go wrong with that combination ever. I’ve never heard of this until I started doing some research for this post, but it sounds like an interesting idea

  6. It is indeed salty and sweet – and gingery. Unusual and delicious. It would make a good foody present.

    R

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