Cinnamon Cucumber Pickles

Total Time: 72 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

• 7 lbs cucumbers
• 1 cup pickling lime
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
• 1 tablespoon alum
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 12 cups sugar
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 (12 ounce) package red-hot candies

Recipe

• 1 select large overripe cucumbers.
• 2 peel, core, slice 1/3 inch thick and core out all seeds, leaving the cucumber in a ring.
• 3 soak in lime and 1 gallon water for 24 hours.
• 4 wash.
• 5 soak, covered with ice water for 3 hours.
• 6 mix 2 cup vinegar, food coloring, 1 tablespoon alum and enough water to cover.
• 7 pour over cucumbers and simmer for 2 hours.
• 8 pour off liquid.
• 9 bring to a boil 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water, 12 cups sugar, cinnamon sticks and red hots.
• 10 pour over cucumbers and let stand for 24 hours.
• 11 pour syrup back into a large pot and bring to a boil.
• 12 put cucumbers in jars and pour hot syrup over cucumbers.
• 13 place 1 of the cinnamon sticks from the mixture in each jar.
• 14 process for 10 minutes in water bath for pints and 15 mintes for quarts.