Peach Preserves
by: Evelyn Crayton
Servings: Ingredients:
2 pints 1 lb peeled, pitted peaches
1.5 cups sugar
1/3 to 1/2 cup water
Directions:
  • Wash peaches, remove stems, peel, and remove pits
  • Cut into uniform-size pieces
  • Add the sugar and water and cook at once
  • Heat slowly to boiling, stirring constantly
  • Then boil rapidly
  • Cook until syrup is somewhat thick
  • Pack hot in hot canning jars or let peaches stand in syrup overnight to plump up
  • Pack cold the next morning in warm jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace
  • Adjust lids and screwbands
  • Process in a boiling waterbath