Cuke Apple Rings

Ingredients

• 2 gal yellow cucumbers or overgrown cucumbers
• 2 c pickling lime
• 8 12 qt water
• 1 c white vinegar
• 1 Tbsp alum
• 1 bottle red food coloring
• 2 c white vinegar
• 10 c sugar
• 1 large pkg red hots
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 3 c water

Directions

1. Peel cucumbers and slice about like apple rings
2. Cut round center out
3. Soak cucumbers in pickling lime with 8 12 quarts of water for 24 hours
4. Drain and wash with fresh water
5. Soak in water for 3 hours
6. Pour off and cover with 1 cup white vinegar alum and red food coloring
7. Add enough water to cover cucumbers Cover and simmer for 3 hours