Cinnamon Pickles

Photo: flickr user cuttlefish

Ingredients

2 gals prepared cucumbers

1 (peeled, seeded and cut into 1 sticks)

quart water

2 cups lime

1 tablespoon alum

2 cups vinegar

2 cups water

ounce red food coloring

10 cups sugar

6 stks cinnamon

1 pkt red hots (8-10 oz.)

Preparation

Soak prepared cucumbers in lime-water (combine water and lime) for 24 hours. Drain and wash 3 times in cold water. Combine alum, vinegar, 2 cups water, food coloring, sugar, cinnamon and red hots to make a syrup. Add drained cucumbers and simmer, covered, for 2 hours. Let stand overnight. Drain off syrup, reheat and pour over pickles daily for 3 days. Pack in hot jars and seal.

Gladyce KrollHastings, Nebraska