Cinnamon Cucumber Rings

Total Time: 96 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 96 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 lbs large cucumbers, peeled, deseeded
• 1 cup pickling lime
• 8 cups water
• 3 cups vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon alum
• 1/2 ounce red food coloring
• 2 1/2 lbs sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup red-hot candies
• 1 gallon glass container

Recipe

• 1 slice cucumbers 1/4" thick and cut into chunks or circles [like pineapple].
• 2 mix pickling lime and water thoroughly in glass container.
• 3 pour over cukes - soak 24 hours.
• 4 drain - rinse and drain again several times - cover with cold water -soak 3 hours - drain.
• 5 mix 1/2 cup vinegar -1/2 tablespoon alum - red food coloring - 1 cup water - add to cukes - add water to cover - simmer 2 hours - drain.
• 6 mix 1 cup vinegar - 1 cup water - 2 1/2 cups sugar - 4 cinnamon sticks - 1 cup red hots - heat and pour over cukes - let stand 24 hours.
• 7 for next 2 days drain liquid and reheat just to boiling (do not boil!) pour over cukes.
• 8 on 3rd day - reheat cukes and liquid together -remove cinnamon sticks.
• 9 process in hot water bath for 15 minutes or refrigerator storage.
• 10 notes: red hots are difficult to melt, so do them separately in a bit of liquid. red hots may be difficult to find but do not substitute!
• 11 wide mouth jars are much easier to fill, if doing rings.