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"Mom made these when I was a kid and they were quite a treat. I sometimes make them for my own family and they don't last long. They are such an unusual food that they make for quite the conversation."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, watermelon rind...

"This is the other watermelon rind pickle recipe we use. The ginger makes a nice flavor alternative to the allspice in our other family favorite."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, pickling lime...

"This is a recipe I found in my Polish Cookbook from Culinary Arts Institution. I haven't tried it myself, but found it interesting when I accidently ran across it the same evening I had just posted my own Watermelon Rind Pickle recipe in a discussion on the boards. If you decide to try it, please let me know what you think of it. Thanks!"

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, distilled white vinegar...

"This is the novelty dish of some Boston restaurant--when I was living with a friend in Boston the recipe was released in the papers. It looks like a slab of fish but is, in fact, watermelon. Very peculiar texture. When your friends ask you what it is, you can start singing, "Down by the bay...""

Ingredients: pepper, watermelon...

"Terrifying! Really for educational purposes only. While it will turn out perfectly, it will give you the heebie jeebies that it works. It has eggs, and tastes like fish, making it a poor choice for many vegetarians."

Ingredients: nori, cream of tartar...

"Save the "guts" from your canteloupe and give this a try... if you've got the guts! ;) This is from a weird cookbook from the '70s called "The Ecological Eclair" by Frances Sheridan Goulart. I have not yet tried this yet. Serving size is a guess."

Ingredients: arrowroot, cantaloupes, honey...