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Pickled Cantaloupe

From the Kitchen of: Sammie
Source: Southern Living July '99 (Carolyne M. Carnevale, Ormand Beach, FL

3		lemons -- thinly sliced
2	cups	water
2 1/2	cups	white vinegar -- 5% acidity
7		cinnamon sticks -- 2 inches each
24		whole cloves
2	large	cantaloupes -- cut into bite-size pieces

Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan; reduce heat, and simmer 5 to 7 minutes.
Pack cantaloupes into hot jars; add hot syrup, filling to within 1/2 inch from top. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, screw on bands.
Process in boiling-water bath 10 minutes.
Yield: 6 pints
Per serving: 1265 Calories (kcal); 38g Total Fat; (20% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 319g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 534mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 11 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 6 1/2 Fruit; 7 Fat; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrates