Recipes from The Inglenook Cookbook by The Sisters of the Brethren Church (1906)
PICKLES
CANTELOUPE PICKLE
For 7 pounds of canteloupe take 4 pounds of sugar 1 pint of vinegar. Cut the canteloupe in pieces about 5 inches long and 2 inches wide, lay in weak vinegar over night, and drain in a colander for 1/2 hour. Boil the vinegar and sugar for 3 mornings. The third morning put the canteloupe in the vinegar and boil until tender. Spice to taste with cinnamon.