Peach Preserves

7 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 c. sugar
  • 2 c. water
  • 5 c. sliced, peeled, hard-ripe peaches (about 5 large)
  • 2 cracked peach pits
  • 2 drops almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, nutmeg or cloves
  • 1/2 c. sliced maraschino cherries

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine sugar and water and cook until sugar dissolves. Add peaches and cook rapidly until fruit becomes clear, stirring occasionally. Cover and let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Drain fruit and pack into hot Ball jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Cook syrup rapidly 2 to 3 minutes or longer if too thin. Pour over fruit, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust caps. Process half pints and pints 20 minutes at 180° to 185° in hot water bath. Yield: About 6 half pints.

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