Remove seeds, peel medium cucumbers and slice. Cover 2 gallons cucumber rings with 2 cups pickling lime and 8 1/2 quarts of cold water.

Day 1 - soak for 24 hours.

Day 2 - drain and wash, cover with cold water and soak for 24 hours.

Day 3 - drain and wash, cover with 2 cups vinegar and small bottle of red food coloring, 1 tablespoon alum and water to cover. Simmer 2 hours. Drain.

Make a syrup as follows:

3 c. water
2 c. red hots cinnamon candy
12 c. sugar
4 sticks cinnamon
4 c. vinegar

Boil this and pour over the cucumbers. Let set 1 day or overnight.

Day 4 - drain syrup into a kettle, heat and pour back the cucumbers. Let set 1 day or overnight.

Day 5 - drain syrup and heat, put cucumbers in jars and heat - put hot syrup over them and seal.

Pickling lime is in most grocery stores or at drugstores.