Peach Preserve

Summer is the time of abundance. Abundance of fruits, of sunshine and of course the freezing and preserving. Remember the time I found some amazing tasty peaches in the farms nearby and decided to freeze them? During one of those visits when I greedily bought more peaches than I could handle and with all of ripening at the same time it was decided to make some preserves.

DDs and DH all eat toast with preserves or spread of some kind for breakfast every other day or so. So this one would be well utilized I knew. Very simple to make but wit the delicate taste of peaches. I used raw sugar so the end product is darker than the normal pale orange color of a peach preserve.

While you can get several different jams, jellies and preserves from the store, the biggest benefit of making them at home is to avoid adding a bunch of preservatives and also control the amount of sugar that goes into it.

Add sugar to the chopped peaches. Toss to mix.
Put the mixture on the stove on medium heat.
Cook till the preserve reaches the desired consistency.

Peach Preserve
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients

1. 5 cups of pitted and chopped peaches
2. 2 1/2 cups of raw sugar (1/2 cup of sugar for every cup of fruit)
3. 1/2 a lemon

Method

1. Toss together the peaches and the sugar.
2. Put the mixture on the stove in medium heat and stir often to avoid being burnt.
3. Squeeze in the lemon juice.
4. Continue cooking till the fruit disintegrates. If needed use a potato masher to mash the fruit a little bit or leave it slightly chunky.
5. Continue simmering till a tsp of preserve poured into a cup of water holds and does not dissolve.
6. Cool completely and store in sterilized glass jars.

How to sterilize jars - my way

1. Wash and thoroughly dry the glass jar.
2. Heat the glass jar in a microwave for 1-2 minutes. Be careful when you remove them form the microwave - very hot.
3. Hold the metal lids over a flame for a few minutes.

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