Orange Peach Conserve Food

COUNTRY PEACH PRESERVES

Steps:

• Fill 2/3 of a large soup pot with water. Bring to a boil. Add peaches for 30 -45 seconds, then remove with slotted spoon and drain the pot. Remove peaches immediately to a large bowl of cold water.
• Peel the skin, cut the peaches into quarters and remove pits.
• Place all peeled peaches in a large soup pot and squeeze in juice of 1 lemon. Drizzle well with 2 cups sugar, toss and drizzle again with the remaining 1.5-2 cups so the sugar reaches all the peaches. If peaches are very sweet, you may only need 3 1/2 cups of sugar total. Add more sugar to taste while its cooking.
• Let peaches sit at room temp with the sugar for about 30 min -1 hour, or until sugar is dissolved.
• Place the pot over the stove uncovered and bring to a light boil, stirring to prevent scorching. Once the whole pot is at a light boil, simmer for 10 minutes and turn off the heat. Let the pot stand uncovered until it is just warm to the touch or reaches room temp.
• As soon as it cools, repeat step 3. You will bring it to a light boil a total of 5 times. Preserves have plenty of sugar so they won't spoil at room temp if you leave it on the counter overnight. If you want the preserves to have an even thicker consistency, you can boil it 6 times if you wish. (Note: the fifth time you boil, bring it to a boil over a little lower heat and stir a few extra times to prevent scorching. Also, it thickens more as it cools.)
• The last time you bring it to a boil you will want to transfer it to sterilized jars while it's boiling hot.
• Transfer your boiling hot preserves to the jars using a glass measuring cup and a funnel (least messy method) leaving about 1/2″ space.
• Screw the lids on enough to keep a tight seal in place but don't over-tighten them since air bubbles need to be able to escape.
• Place packed cans into the canning pot and cover with 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil and process 15 minutes. Remove from the pot with jar lifter and leave at room temperature undisturbed for 12-24 hours. You may hear a pop when the jars fully seal. After 24 hours, check that the seal has formed by pushing down on the center of the lid - it should not move at all. If the seal does not form, refrigerate preserves and enjoy within 3 months.

PEACH ORANGE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a large pot; slowly bring to a boil; stir frequently until the sugar dissolves.
• Boil for approximately 40 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently to keep from sticking.
• Take pot off of stove; skim off foam with a metal spoon.
• Quickly pour marmalade into hot sterized jars, leave 1/4 inch headspace.
• Cover immediately with metal lids and screw on bands tight.
• Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

PEACH ORANGE JAM

Steps:

• Cut peaches in small pieces, leaving skins on.
• Squeeze juice from oranges & add to peaches.
• Grind oranges (both pulp & rind) in a food processor. Add to peaches.
• Measure the total amount of fruit and add an equal amount of sugar.
• Cook over "medium" heat until the mixture starts to thicken. This will probably take 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir in amaretto, cooking until jel stage (coats a spoon).
• Stir in the almonds.
• Pour into hot, sterlized jars & seal.

PEACH ORANGE JAM

Steps:

• Run peaches through a chopper. I think that you would blanch, peel and pit the peaches before running them through chopper.
• Run all oranges through chopper, using rind of one orange. (just the zest; the whole rind will make it bitter; other recipes are using zest from all the oranges; you judge).
• Add cherry juice to the peaches, oranges, and sugar.
• Cook, stirring constantly, I am guessing this will burn easily.
• Cook until thick.
• When nearly done, add chopped cherries.
• Bring to a boil.
• Put in small jar and cover with paraffin wax (I said this was old recipe).
• Another recipe had you water bathing for 10 minutes to seal; check Ball book.