Cucumber Pickles #2 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
1 c. lime
1 gal. water
1 c. vinegar
1 Tbsp. alum
1 bottle red food coloring
2 c. vinegar
2 c. water
10 c. sugar
3 sticks cinnamon
3/4 pkg. red hots, melted

Preparation

Peel
and
core cucumbers;
slice into rings or sticks. Soak in\tlime
water
24 hours.\tDrain and soak in ice water 3 hours. Drain and put in mixture of vinegar, alum and coloring with enough water to cover.
Simmer 2 hours;
drain and throw away liquid. Mix the vinegar and remaining ingredients.\tHeat to
boiling point.
Pour over cucumbers and let set 24 hours. Drain;
save liquid.
Pack pickles in jars; bring liquid to a boil and pour over pickles.
Seal.