Cinnamon Apple Ring Pickles from Scratch

Submitted by Cinnamon Turtle

"Declicious sweet, spicy pickles. Made with cucumber, but tastes like cinnamon apples. You will need canning jars and lids for preserving these."

 

• Ready In: 99hrs
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 2 Gallons

ingredients

• 2 gallons cucumbers, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch rings
• 2 cups pickling lime
• 8 1⁄2 quarts water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 ounce red food coloring
• 1 tablespoon alum
• 3 1⁄2 cups water
• 3 1⁄2 cups vinegar
• 11 cups sugar, divided
• 12 ounces red-hot candies
• 8 cinnamon sticks

directions

1. Day 1:

2. Combine cucumbers, pickling lime, and 8 1/2 quarts of water in a large, non-aluminium pot. Let soak for 24 hours.

3. Day 2:

4. Remove pickles from lime water. Rinse 3-4 times until water runs clear. Put pickles in ice water and soak 3 hours. Drain. Combine vinegar, food coloring, and alum and simmer in a large pot. Add pickles and enough water to cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Do not boil. Drain pickles and discard mixture. Combine remaining ingredients less one cup sugar and bring to a boil. Pour over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.

5. Day 3:

6. Drain mixture, but do not discard. Add remaining cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Pout over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.

7. Day 4:

8. Drain mixture, but do not discard. Bring to a boil. Pack pickles in jars. Pour mixture over pickles and seal jars.