Cantaloupe, Sweet and Sour
"This delicious way of preparing cantaloupe has been in use in our family for many years. Late summer is cantaloupe time!If you want to tie the spices into a bag of cheesecloth or use a tea ball, then you won't have to strain the liquid!"
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 medium cantaloupe
- 1 cup sugar or 1 cup equivalent in sugar substitute
- 1 tablespoon mixed pickling spices
- 1⁄2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- watercress (optional)
directions
- Peel and seed cantaloupe.
- Cut into bite size pieces or make melon balls.
- Place in a shallow bowl.
- Combine sugar or sugar substitue, pickling spices, vinegar and water in a small saucepan; heat to boiling, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Strain over cantaloupe, toss to combine.
- Cover and chill for several hours or overnight to blend flavors.
- Serve on plates with a garnish of little bundles of watercress, if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
NoSpringChicken
United States
The proud wife of one of those legendary Iwo Jima Marines, I am 75 years old, mother of four wonderful children, grandmother of seven perfect grandchildren, grandmother of one "bonus" step-grandson (he is perfect, too)a cancer survivor, a quilter and a collector of cookbooks. My cookbook collection is stabilized at about 350, for I have learned to give an undesirable one to Good Will every time I acquire a new one.
