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Friday, August 17, 2012

Peaches! Peaches! More Peaches!



Old Fashioned Peach Preserves
Source:  Preserving the Harvest

1 quart water
1/2 teaspoon ascorbic acid
3.5#s peeled, pitted and chopped peaches
5 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon almond extract

Prepare an acid bath by pouring the water into a medium-sized bowl and adding the ascorbic acid.  Dip the peaches in the acid bath; drain well.

Combine fruit, sugar and lemon juice in a heavy 6-8 quart saucepan.  Stir over medium heat til sugar is dissolved.  Boil slowly, stirring constantly, until thickens, the fruit is translucent, and a cooking thermometer reaches 220 degrees F.  Stir in almond extract.  Remove from heat and skim off any foam.

Ladle into sterile jars, allowing 1/4" headspace.  Cap and seal.  Process ten minutes in boiling water bath.



Note: I doubled the recipe (since there was no pectin used) 
and ended up 16 half pints.  Two thumbs up!  




More Carolina Peaches
in a Light Syrup


Light Syrup:  1-2/3 cups sugar + 4 cups water
I doubled it for seven quarts of peaches.  There was 
little more than a cup left - which I poured into the
pot with all the peelings .... making peach honey!



This is what I was doing this morning at 




The beginnings of  Peach Honey!

I'll update when it's finished and canned!

3 comments:

  1. Peach honey?? Can't wait! People in this house are allergic to peaches, wonder what other fruits I can make it with.... hmmmmm any ideas??

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  2. pretty much any!! technically its syrup! but this recipe called it "honey" ... prob because it really does taste like there is honey in it!

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  3. pretty much any!! technically its syrup! but this recipe called it "honey" ... prob because it really does taste like there is honey in it!

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