MOCK APPLE RINGS
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 c. pickling lime
8 1/2 qt. water
1 c. vinegar
2 gallons large cucumber slices
1 small bottle red food
coloring
1 Tbsp. alum
3 1/2 c. water
3 1/2 c. white vinegar
8 c. sugar
3 (6 oz.) bags cinnamon red
hots candy
8 sticks cinnamon
Recipe
Prepare 2 gallons of sliced cucumbers. Peel cucumbers;
cut crosswise in 1/2-inch rings. Cut seeds out of center.
Let
stand in mixture of lime and water in a crock for 24 hours.
Remove. Rinse 3 times. Soak in ice water 3 hours. Drain.
Mix and simmer vinegar, food color and alum for 5 minutes.
Add
to rings. Add enough water to cover rings. Simmer 2 hours;
drain. Simmer water, vinegar, sugar, red hots and cinnamon.
Pour over rings. Let stand 24 hours. Drain mixture and add 1
cup sugar. Bring to boil. Pour over rings. Let stand 24
hours. Drain; add sugar, boil and let stand 24 hours again.
Bring to boil and seal in sterilized jars.
Note: The pickles stand 24 hours 3 times.
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