Recipe: Watermelon Festival Spiced Watermelon Pie (using watermelon rind, like mincemeat pie)

SPICED WATERMELON PIE

"This makes a light, summertime mincemeat pie."

1 3/4 to 2 cups cubed watermelon rind (not pickled rind)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 heaping teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons flour
1/4 cup cider or white vinegar
2-crust pie pastry, uncooked

Preset oven to 450 degrees F.

Remove the outer green rind and most of the pulp from the watermelon and cut into 1/4-inch cubes before measuring. Place the measured, cubed rind in a medium saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil, then simmer until translucent and tender.

Add sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, raisins, pecans, salt, flour, and vinegar to cubes. Stir well. Pour the mixture into pastry shell, cover with top pastry crust and cut steam vents.

Bake at 450 degrees F until crust is slightly browned. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until filling is set.

Source: Watermelon Festival; Hope, AR
From: Dee, Ok - 08-09-97