Apple Ring Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. cucumbers, peeled, seeded and sliced
1/2 c. pickling lime
1 c. vinegar
1 Tbsp. red food coloring

Preparation

Place cucumbers in a crock and add pickling lime and enough water to cover cucumbers.
Let stand 24 hours.
Drain and soak 2 hours in clear cold ice water.
Drain.
Mix vinegar, red food coloring and enough water (in pan) to cover cucumbers.
Simmer for 2 hours.
Drain.