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Peach Pickles
From Walton County, GA
<p>Delicious way to put up those sweet Georgia peaches so you can still enjoy them in the Winter.</p>Source: Old fashioned family recipe (Entered by Holly Prather)
Serves: 6-8 jars
Vegetarian!
Ingredients
8 pounds
Small to medium peeled peaches
6-3/4 cups
sugar
4 sticks
Cinnamon
2 tablespoons
whole cloves crushed
1 tablespoon
Ginger
1 quart
Vinegar
Step by Step Instructions
- Wash and peel peaches with a sharp knife, and drop into a cold solution of 1/2 teaspoon ascorbic acid and 2 quarts water.
- Disolve sugar in vinegar in saucepan and put on range to heat. Boil 5 minutes and skim. Add spices (tied loosely in cheesecloth) Drain peaches.
- Drop drained peaches into boiling syrup and cook until they can be pierced with a fork, but not soft. Remove from range and allow peaches to set in syrup overnight to plump.
- Bring to a boil and pack into hot jars. Cover with syrup, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids. Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath.