Comments on: Sweet Pickled Watermelon Rind

By: richard

richard — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:56:57 +0000

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

By: June Food Letter | Macheesmo

June Food Letter | Macheesmo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:08:46 +0000

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

By: richard

richard — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:35:46 +0000

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

By: courtney

courtney — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:16:39 +0000

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.

By: richard

richard — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:41:49 +0000

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

By: Gale Reeves

Gale Reeves — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:48:27 +0000

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