Cinnamon Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
1 bottle red food coloring
3 c. vinegar
10 c. sugar
1 gal. water
1 c. lime
2 Tbsp. alum
2 c. water
8 cinnamon sticks
10 oz. bag red hots

Preparation

Peel and seed cucumbers (slice).
Soak cucumbers in one cup of lime per gallon of water for 24 hours.
Mix 1 cup of vinegar, red food coloring, alum and enough water to cover cucumbers.
Simmer for 2 hours.
Pour off.