Cinnamon Cucumber Rings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gallons cucumbers, seeded, peeled and sliced
2 cups limes, sliced
8 1/2 quarts water
1 cup vinegar
1 ounce red food coloring
1 tablespoon alum
2 cups vinegar
2 cups water
10 cups sugar
8 cinnamon sticks
1 (12 ounce) bag red-hot candies

Preparation

Prepare cucumbers.
add lime and 8 1/2 qts water.
let stand 24 hrs.
drain, rinse, soak 3 hrs in cold water.
drain again.
simmer for 2 hrs in vinegar, red color, alum and enough water to cover.
drain.
Heat to make syrup of the last 5 ingredients (vinegar, water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks, and red hots).
Pour over the cucumbers.
let stand overnight or 8 hrs.
Drain and reheat syrup and pour over again letting stand for another 8 hours.
Heat syrup a 3rd time, pack rings in jars and fill with hot syrup and seal.