Apple Ring Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. sliced cucumbers
2 c. lime
2 gal. water
1 c. vinegar
1 Tbsp. alum
1 bottle red food coloring (1 oz.)
5 lb. sugar
3 c. vinegar
3 pkg. (30 oz. total) red hots (Judson's dissolve best)
12 sticks cinnamon
3 c. water

Preparation

Peel cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise.
Scoop out seeds with spoon and slice crosswise.
On first day, peel, seed, slice and soak 24 hours in lime and water.