Red Hot Cinnamon Pickles - Alabama Farmers Federation

Ingredients

• 12 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and quartered lengthwise
• 1 cup pickling lime
• 1 gallon water
• 1 gallon cold water
• 1 3/4 cups white vinegar, divided
• 1 1/4 cups water, divided
• 12 1/2 ounces of Red Hots (cinnamon- flavored candies)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon alum
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 4 4-inch cinnamon sticks
• 6 pint-sized canning jars with rings and lids