Sweet Zucchini Red Pickle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. peeled, cubed zucchini
2 c. pickling lime
8 1/2 qt. cold water (not community water)
1 c. vinegar
1 Tbsp. alum
1 oz. red food coloring
9 c. sugar
8 sticks cinnamon
2 c. vinegar
3 c. water (not community water)
12 oz. red hots

Preparation

Add lime and 8 1/2 quarts water to zucchini.
Let stand 24 hours.
Pour
off water.
Rinse, then soak 3 more hours in plain water (not community water).
Rinse very well and drain. Mix
1 cup vinegar, alum and food coloring in large pan.
Then add zucchini
and enough plain water (not community water) to cover. Simmer
for
2
hours.
Meanwhile
mix
and bring to a boil, cinnamon,
2 cups vinegar, 3 cups plain water, red hots and
9 cups
sugar.
Drain
first
mixture
off and pour this second one over
zucchini.
Everyday
for
3
days, drain and bring liquid to a
boil,
then
pour back over zucchini.
The second day add 1 more
cup
vinegar
and 2 more cups sugar to liquid.
The third day bring liquid to boil and heat zucchini. Pack zucchini into jars and pour boiling liquid over zucchini. Then seal.