Cinnamon Red Hot Cucumber Pickles
["7 lb. cucumbers, peeled and sliced in 1/4-inch rings", "1 c. lime", "1 c. vinegar", "1 bottle red food coloring", "1 Tbsp. alum", "2 c. vinegar", "10 c. sugar", "3 cinnamon sticks", "1 pkg. red hots"]
["Peel, seed and slice cucumbers.", "Soak in lime and 1 gallon water for 24 hours.", "Wash; soak covered with ice water for 3 hours.", "Mix 1 cup vinegar, red food coloring, alum and water to cover.", "Pour over cucumbers and simmer 2 hours; pour off water. Bring 2 cups vinegar, 2 cups water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and red hots to boil.", "Pour over cucumbers and let stand 24 hours; pour off and boil.", "Pour over cucumbers in jars and seal.", "These cucumbers taste like cinnamon apple rings."]
["cucumbers", "lime", "vinegar", "coloring", "alum", "vinegar", "sugar", "cinnamon sticks", "red hots"]