Canned Peaches

Here is the recipe that was used at the first Canning Club Meet-Up of 2015-- it's a slightly sweetened version, but you can up or down the sugar as you prefer. Use slightly firm and ripe peaches for best results!

 A bunch of firm but ripe peaches
 ~ 7 Quart Canning Jars
 1 cup honey (can add more if needed)
 9 cups water (brought to a boil and kept hot)
 Ice water bath

Blanch Peaches
1

Wash the peaches and rub off the fuzz. Using a small, sharp knife, mark an X on bottom of each one, and put into boiling pot of water for 2 minutes.

2

Remove peaches from boiling water with a slotted spoon and shock peaches in ice cold water bath. Once cool, rub off skins and discard.

Peach Prep.
3

Remove pits from each peach, and then slice to desired size (halve, quarter or more depending on size.)

Filling Jars
4

Mix the honey and the 9 cups of water together and keep hot.

5

Fill sterilized jars with peaches (if using full peach halves, face them pitted side down.)

6

Fill jar with honey-water solution (leave ½ headspace to top of jar.) Gently tap jar on counter to remove air bubbles. Clean rim of jar if needed, on both the top and sides.

Seal.
7

Put lid on jars, and rotate ring ¾ turn.
Finish in a hot water bath (25 minutes for pint jars or 30 minutes quart jars.)

Ingredients

 A bunch of firm but ripe peaches
 ~ 7 Quart Canning Jars
 1 cup honey (can add more if needed)
 9 cups water (brought to a boil and kept hot)
 Ice water bath

Directions

Blanch Peaches
1

Wash the peaches and rub off the fuzz. Using a small, sharp knife, mark an X on bottom of each one, and put into boiling pot of water for 2 minutes.

2

Remove peaches from boiling water with a slotted spoon and shock peaches in ice cold water bath. Once cool, rub off skins and discard.

Peach Prep.
3

Remove pits from each peach, and then slice to desired size (halve, quarter or more depending on size.)

Filling Jars
4

Mix the honey and the 9 cups of water together and keep hot.

5

Fill sterilized jars with peaches (if using full peach halves, face them pitted side down.)

6

Fill jar with honey-water solution (leave ½ headspace to top of jar.) Gently tap jar on counter to remove air bubbles. Clean rim of jar if needed, on both the top and sides.

Seal.
7

Put lid on jars, and rotate ring ¾ turn.
Finish in a hot water bath (25 minutes for pint jars or 30 minutes quart jars.)

Canned Peaches

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