Cinnamon Cucumber Rings

Total Time: 106 hrs Preparation Time: 53 hrs Cook Time: 53 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 64
• 2 gallons cucumbers
• 2 cups lime juice
• 1 tablespoon alum
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
• 2 cups vinegar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) package red-hot candies
• 10 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice cucumbers into 1/4 inch rounds.
• 2 remove seeds.
• 3 cover cucumbers and lime juice with water and soak for 24 hours.
• 4 drain and rinse 4 times.
• 5 soak in cooled water for 3 hours.
• 6 combine alum, 1 cup vinegar and red food coloring.
• 7 put over cucumbers and add enough water to cover.
• 8 boil, then simmer for 2 hours.
• 9 drain and throw away the solution.
• 10 combine 2 cups vinegar, cinnamon, water, red hots and sugar.
• 11 bring to boil and pour over rings.
• 12 let set 24 hours.
• 13 drain and boil liquid again.
• 14 place rings in jars and pour hot liquid over rings and seal.