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Ingredients

  • 2 - 3 lbs. of peaches per quart jar 4 - 6 medium.
  • 7 cups of filtered water
  • 1/4 cup of honey
  • 1 tsp. of lemon juice

Instructions

  • First, place your peaches, whole, on large baking sheets and freeze them.
  • Run these peaches under cool water.  They'll peel themselves!  And you won't burn yourself like you might if you blanched them.
  • Slice them up and add them to your jars.
  • To this, you will add 1 tsp. of lemon juice (to preserve color).  It's safer than citric acid, which is derived from corn and may be genetically modified.
  • Mix 7 cups of water with 1/4 cup honey.  See, this isn't very sweet.  But when it sits with the peaches, the juice will be delicious.  My kids beg to drink it.  Last year, when I got lazy and ran out of honey, I didn't even use it.
  • Fill each jar with this "syrup."
  • Add the lid and tighten gently, but don't screw on as hard as it goes.
  • Place the jars into your canning pot, with a rack or something on the bottom to protect the jars.  I use a quilted hot pad for this purpose.  You can read more about my equipment in my equipment and water bath method posts.
  • Fill the pot up with cool water.  Turn it on high (or nearly high), and wait for it to reach a rolling boil.  Then, set your timer for 20 minutes.
  • When it's done, turn the pot off and give it a few minutes to settle down and stop the rolling boil.  Then, use a jar lifter to remove your jars and set them aside.  Allow them to cool, and listen to their fun little "pops" as they seal!