Peach Pickles

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 16 cups blanched, peeled, halved and pitted peaches (around 30)
• 4 teaspoons fruit fresh
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons grated gingerroot
• 6 cups granulated sugar
• 4 cups vinegar

Recipe

• 1 place peaches that have been halved in 4 t.
• 2 fruit fresh to 8 cups water-drain when ready.
• 3 tie cinnamon, cloves, and ginger root in a spice bag.
• 4 combine spice bag, sugar's and vinegar in a large stainless or enamel pot.
• 5 cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and boil pickling liquid gently for 5 minutes.
• 6 add peach halves to the boiling pickling liquid and boil gently 8 minutes.
• 7 bring to a full boil, remove from heat and remove spice bag.
• 8 pack peaches into hot jars to within 3/4 inch from top of rim.
• 9 add boiling liquid to cover peaches leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 10 remove air bubbles.
• 11 process for 20 minutes in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.