Mock Apple Rings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut in rings
1 c. lime to 1 gal. water
3 c. vinegar
1 bottle red food coloring
5 lb. sugar
1 (2 1/2 oz.) pkg. cinnamon red hots (1/3 c.)
8 cinnamon sticks
1 Tbsp. alum

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in lime water overnight.
Wash 3 times and soak for 3 hours in cold water.
Drain.