Pickled Peaches
Source of Recipe
Virgie Hinson Pritchard
Recipe Introduction
Grandmother could not make enough of these scrumpcious peaches to keep my brother Tim satisfied. They were and still are his favorites.
List of Ingredients
- 12 pounds peeled peaches
- 1 quart vinegar
- 6 pounds sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cloves
- 1 piece ginger root
- 4 sticks cinnamon
Instructions
- Make syrup of vinegar and sugar and add spices, in bag to prevent darkening. Drop a few of the peaches into this boiling syrup at a time. Cook until fruit can be readily pierced with a straw, let stand in covered kettle over night. Next day pack into clean jars, covering fruit to within 1/2 inch of top with the syrup. Process in water bath at simmering temperature for 20 minutes. You may bring fruit to a boil, and then packed into jars and covered with boiling syrup to be sealed at once.
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