Cinnamon Pickles
["12 to 13 pickling cucumbers", "2 c. pickling lime", "3 c. cider vinegar", "1 (1 oz.) bottle red food coloring", "1 Tbsp. alum", "5 c. sugar", "8 cinnamon sticks", "9 oz. red hots candy"]
["Peel cucumbers. Cut into rings. Remove seeds. Soak 24 hours in 2 cups pickling lime and 8 1/2 quarts water. Drain cucumber rings and wash off lime water. Pour cold water over them and let stand 3 hours. Drain. Simmer 2 hours in 1 cup of vinegar, food coloring and alum, with enough water to cover them. Drain."]
["cucumbers", "pickling lime", "cider vinegar", "coloring", "alum", "sugar", "cinnamon", "red hots"]