Red Ring Pickles

• 2 gal. cucumber rings
• 2 c. lime juice
• 8 1/2 qt. water
• 3 c. cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. alum
• 1 (2 oz.) bottle red coloring
• 10 c. sugar
• 3 1/2 oz. red hot cinnamon candy
• 8 sticks cinnamon

1. Soak cucumbers in water and lime for 24 hours.
2. Wash real good, then soak for 3 hours in cold water.
3. Drain it.
4. Put in pot with 1 cup cider vinegar, alum and red coloring.
5. Add enough water to cover; simmer for 2 hours.
6. Drain off and throw away.
7. Make syrup with 2 cups cider vinegar, 10 cups sugar, red hot cinnamon candy and 8 sticks of cinnamon.
8. Bring to a boil and pour over rings.
9. Let stand overnight, t hen drain syrup off into pot. Reheat syrup and pour back over rings; let set 24 hours.
10. Repeat again.
11. Then put in pot and let rings come to a boil.
12. Jar up in hot sterile jars.

cucumber rings, lime juice, water, cider vinegar, alum, red coloring, sugar, red hot cinnamon, cinnamon

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=501782 (may not work)