Red Hot Cucumber Pickles
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 - 12:34am

Ingredients




2 gal. lg. cucumbers
2 cups pickling lime
Water
1 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon alum from drugstore
1 bottle red food coloring
2 cups vinegar
5 lbs. sugar
1 lg. pkg. red hot candy
8 cinnamon sticks

Preparation

1 Peel, quarter and seed cucumbers. Need 2 gallons of cucumbers after peeling. Cut into strips about the size of French fries. Soak 24 hours in pickling lime with enough water to cover cucumbers. Drain and wash well. 2 Add 1 cup vinegar, alum, food coloring and enough water to cover. Simmer 2 hours and then drain well. Add 2 cups vinegar, 4 cups water, sugar, candy and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil. Remove from stove. Let sit 24 hours. Bring back to a boil. Remove from stove. Let sit another 24 hours. Bring to a boil. Put in hot sterilized jars. Makes 10-12 pints. This makes wonderful Christmas gifts.