Best 2 Cinnamon Ring Pickles Recipes

CINNAMON APPLE RING PICKLES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Day 1:.
• Combine cucumbers, pickling lime, and 8 1/2 quarts of water in a large, non-aluminium pot. Let soak for 24 hours.
• Day 2:.
• 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.
• Day 3:.
• Drain mixture, but do not discard. Add remaining cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Pout over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.
• Day 4:
• Drain mixture, but do not discard. Bring to a boil. Pack pickles in jars. Pour mixture over pickles and seal jars.

CINNAMON RING PICKLES

Steps:

• 1st day; peel and slice large cucumbers enough to make 2 gallons.
• put 2 cups lime juice with 2 gallons water let stand overnight.in a crock or plastic pail.
• 2nd day; drain cucumbers and wash well. soak in cold water 2 hours, set aside.
• 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.
• syrup:.
• 4 cups water.
• 10-12 cups sugar.
• 4 cups dark vinegar.
• 1 pkg cinnamon red hot candies.
• 8 cinnamon sticks.
• bring to a boil, pour over cucumbers in crock or pail.
• 3rd day:drain, reboil syrup, repour over cucumbers, (take out cinnamon sticks when boiling.
• 4th day ; same as third.
• 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.