Watermelon Rind Pickles

I'm sure you've heard the phrases:

 "Never let anything go to waste"

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 "Reduce - Reuse - Recycle"

Keeping these concepts in mind, let's make some tasty Watermelon Rind Pickles.

Don't let that perfectly usable watermelon rind go to waste. Recycle it into fancy old-fashioned pickles. Some people might not know that the rind of a watermelon doesn't belong in the compost bin...it belongs in your belly! 

But first you need to separate the tender rind from the hard outer green skin and the pink edible inner flesh.  

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Last weekend was quite a thrill ride...

 I'm the cranky one on the left. I'm thinking "I can't believe it's RAINING in Wenatchee!" Luckily, I cheered up as soon as I got inside.

      Normally I'm knee-deep in fruit about now, but I took a little break last weekend to go to my Eastmont High School Class of 1980 Reunion, in Eastern Washington. It was so much fun seeing everyone, and thanks to Facebook, I was able to study up on most of my classmates before I got there. It helped immensely when I had to match a name to a face.

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