Sweet and Sour Pickled Melon

Ingredients

• 1 Charentais melon
• 1 netted melon
• 500 ml dry white wine
• 300 g honey
• 75 ml vinegar essence (25% acidity)
• 3 star anise
• 8 cloves
• 150 g fresh ginger

Instructions

1. 1.

   Halve the melons, remove seeds and scoop out the flesh with a melon baller.

2. 2.

   Boil 250 ml water together with the white wine, honey, vinegar essence and spices; slice the ginger thinly and add it to the pot.

3. 3.

   Let the melon balls simmer in the broth for about 5 minutes over low heat, then remove them and fill hot‑washed jars.

4. 4.

   Bring the broth back to a boil and pour the boiling liquid over the melon balls.

5. 5.

   Seal the jars immediately, invert them to cool for roughly 20 minutes, then turn upright and let them cool completely.