Red Ring Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. cucumber rings
2 c. lime juice
8 1/2 qt. water
3 c. cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. alum
1 (2 oz.) bottle red coloring
10 c. sugar
3 1/2 oz. red hot cinnamon candy
8 sticks cinnamon

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in water and lime for 24 hours.
Wash real good, then soak for 3 hours in cold water.
Drain it.
Put in pot with 1 cup cider vinegar, alum and red coloring.
Add enough water to cover; simmer for 2 hours.
Drain off and throw away.
Make syrup with 2 cups cider vinegar, 10 cups sugar, red hot cinnamon candy and 8 sticks of cinnamon.
Bring to a boil and pour over rings.
Let stand overnight, t hen drain syrup off into pot. Reheat syrup and pour back over rings; let set 24 hours.
Repeat again.
Then put in pot and let rings come to a boil.
Jar up in hot sterile jars.