Subj : Re: Pick Your Own
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Feb 22 2023 05:25:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD>       Title: Summer's Best Peach Butter
 DD>  Categories: Fruits, Citrus, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 5 Cups

 DD>       4 lb Fresh peaches; peeled,
 DD>            Pitted, chopped
 DD>       2 c  Sugar
 DD>       2 tb Butter
 DD>       1 tb Lemon juice
 DD>       1 ts Vanilla extract
 DD>       1 ts Ground cinnamon
 DD>     1/2 ts Ground cloves
 DD>     1/4 c  Quick-cooking tapioca

 RH> All you have to do is cut up fresh peaches, cook them down soft and
 RH> thick in a bit of water, add sugar to taste and can in half pint
 RH> (jelly) jars. IIRC, we did a boiling water bath proccessi ng, maybe 10
 RH> or 15 minutes. Easy as all get out. Spices, et.al. can be added, but
 RH> not really neccessay, IMO.

Spices *are* necessary unless you're making peach jam.

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      Title: Peach Jam
 Categories: Five, Fruits, Preserving
      Yield: 6 half-pints

      4 lb Fresh peaches; peeled,
           - pitted, chopped
      2    lemons; juiced (1/4 cup)
      3 c  Sugar
      2 ts Vanilla
      1 ts Salt

  Combine peaches and lemon juice in a sauce pot. Bring to
  a boil on medium-high heat, stirring often with a
  spatula, whisk, or potato masher to help break up the
  peaches.

  Add sugar, and stir well. Return to a boil and cook for
  20-25 mins or until mixture reaches 220ºF/104ºC,
  stirring often. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and salt,
  and stir to combine.

  Pour peach jam into 6 clean and sterilized half-pint
  jars, leaving proper headspace. Seal with lid, and
  process using the water bath canning method. You can
  also refrigerate or freeze for short-term use. 

  NOTE: Frozen peaches work just as well as fresh. Cooking
  time may take longer since frozen peaches will release
  excess water. Use a thermometer to make sure your jam
  reaches the 220ºF/104ºC "gel point" so your jam will
  set. 

  By Rishon Hanners

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.southernliving.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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.... "First we eat, then we do everything else." -- M.F.K. Fisher
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