Candy Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

15 large cucumbers
2 c. lime
3 c. vinegar
1/2 oz. red food coloring
1 Tbsp. alum
8 to 10 c. sugar
12 oz. pkg. red hot candy
5 sticks cinnamon

Preparation

Day 1:
Peel 15 large cucumbers.
Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices.
Remove center for ring.
Put in lime water (8 1/2 quarts water, 2 cups lime).
Let stand 24 hours.
Stir occasionally as lime settles.