Cinnamon Cucumber Rings

Total Time: 75 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 72 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 gallons cucumbers, seeded, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups limes, sliced
• 8 1/2 quarts water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 ounce red food coloring
• 1 tablespoon alum
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 10 cups sugar
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 (12 ounce) bag red-hot candies

Recipe

• 1 prepare cucumbers.
• 2 add lime and 8 1/2 qts water.
• 3 let stand 24 hrs.
• 4 drain, rinse, soak 3 hrs in cold water.
• 5 drain again.
• 6 simmer for 2 hrs in vinegar, red color, alum and enough water to cover.
• 7 drain.
• 8 heat to make syrup of the last 5 ingredients (vinegar, water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks, and red hots).
• 9 pour over the cucumbers.
• 10 let stand overnight or 8 hrs.
• 11 drain and reheat syrup and pour over again letting stand for another 8 hours.
• 12 heat syrup a 3rd time, pack rings in jars and fill with hot syrup and seal.