To Pickle Melon Mangoes

Ingredients

• melon mangoes
• brine
• spices
• mustard seed
• garlic
• packthread
• spiced vinegar

Instructions

1. Cut the melons in half and remove the pulpy part and seeds.
2. Soak the halves in strong brine for a week.
3. Fill them with the usual spices, mustard seed, and garlic.
4. Tie the halves together with packthread.
5. Place them in jars.
6. Pour boiling spiced vinegar over them.
7. Large cucumbers may be pickled in the same way.