1. 1st day; peel and slice large cucumbers enough to make 2 gallons. 2. put 2 cups lime juice with 2 gallons water let stand overnight.in a crock or plastic pail. 3. 2nd day; drain cucumbers and wash well. soak in cold water 2 hours, set aside. 4. mix; 1 cup dark vinegar ,1 small bottle red food color, 1 tbls alum with 3 qts water,pour over cucumbers simmer 2 hrs on stove.drain and throw liquid away. 5. syrup: 6. 4 cups water. 7. 10-12 cups sugar. 8. 4 cups dark vinegar. 9. 1 pkg cinnamon red hot candies. 10. 8 cinnamon sticks. 11. bring to a boil, pour over cucumbers in crock or pail. 12. 3rd day:drain, reboil syrup, repour over cucumbers, (take out cinnamon sticks when boiling. 13. 4th day ; same as third. 14. 5th day ; drain and place cucumbers in 12 pint sized jars, heat up syrup ,pour over cucumbers, seal in hot water bath 10 minutes, you could half the recipe for 6 jars. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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