Mock Spit-Roasted Chicken - Martha Stewart Living

Peel, slice 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, and seed cucumbers. Soak 24 hours in two gallons of water with the pickling lime. Pour off the lime water, rinse several times, and soak 3 hours in enough tap water to cover. Drain. Make a solution of 1 cup vinegar, alum, food coloring, and enough water to cover cucumbers. Simmer 3 hours. Drain and throw away liquid. Make a solution of 3 cups of vinegar and the sugar, cinnamon sticks, the Red Hots, and 3 cups of water. Bring this solution almost to a boil, pour over the cucumbers and let stand 24 hours. Drain the liquid and reheat it to almost a boil and then pour over the cucumbers and let stand 24 hours. Do this for two more days. On the fifth day from the beginning, heat the cucumbers and the liquid together until almost boiling and then pack in hot sterilized jars. Put filled jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.

This is a time consuming recipe but it is well worth the wait! They taste like the best spiced apple rings you've ever eaten.