To Preserve Peaches

Ingredients

• Select white clings, if you desire to preserve them whole.
• To each pound of fruit, put 1 pound of sugar
• and % pint of water.

Method

1. 1

   Put the syrup to boil, clear it with 1 tolerably well beaten white.

2. 2

   As it boils skim well.

3. 3

   Have the peaches in cold water all the time the syrup is boiling.

4. 4

   When the syrup is clear put in the peaches; let them boil gently for 0.5 hour, then place on a dish for 2 hours; boil again until they are clear.

5. 5

   Place in jars and pour the syrup over and seal.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 193. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Preserve Peaches. Select white clings, if you desire to preserve them whole. Yel- low peaches make the most transparent preserve. If white clings are used peel and weigh. To each pound of fruit, put 1 pound of sugar and % pint of water.

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