Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin melon balls
  • 123 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 each cinnamon sticks broken into pieces
  • 6 each cloves
  • 6 each allspice
  • 4 each lemon zest 2 inch strips

Method

  • With a 1-inch melon-ball cutter scoop out enough balls from the flesh of a pumpkin to measure 2 cups.
  • In an enameled or stainless steel saucepan combine 1 23 cups sugar, 3/4 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces, 6 cloves, 6 whole allspice, and four 2-inch strips of lemon peel, bring the liquid to a boil over moderate heat