3 day watermelon pickles

Ingredients
7 lbs. watermelon rind
salt water ( 1/4 cup salt to 1 quart water)
7 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar
1/2 tsp oil of cloves
1/2 tsp oil of cinnamonients:

Use rind from firm,preferably under ripe melon, trim off dark green skin and pink section, leaving a very thin line of pink. Cut into 1 inch cubes or circles.
Soak about 2 hours in salt water to cover. Drain,rinse and cover with cold water.
Bring to a boil,cook until tender,but not soft about 10 minutes then drain.
Combine sugar,vinegar,and spices,heat to boiling and pour over rind in large glass or pottery bowl,let stand stand overnight at room tempature,covered with waxed paper.
In the morning,drain off syrup and heat to boiling and pour back over rind.Let stand overnight again.
On the third morning,heat rind in syrup once boiling pour into sterilized jars and boil in water bath canner for 10 minutes.