Cuke Apple Rings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. yellow cucumbers or overgrown cucumbers
2 c. pickling lime
8 1/2 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

Preparation

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