October 16, 2017

How to Can Peaches

Name: How to Successfully Can Peaches
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 12 Quarts
Ingredients: 40 Pounds Peaches; 2 Gallons of Water; 1 TBS Vinegar; 2 TBS Fruit Fresh

Canning Peaches!

My mom and I found these peaches at Costco. They make their appearance in July and are gone by the end of August. We bought eight 5 pound boxes (40 pounds). This made 18-quart jars of yummy peaches in water, no syrup. I like canning our own peaches. Being diabetic I can control how much sugar there is in it.

How to can yummy peaches

peaches-in-bowl — A few peaches to start with

Here are a few of the peaches. Start by blanching the peaches for 1-2 minutes in boiling water and then drop them into a bowl of ice water.

skinned whole peaches — Blanched with skins removed

Peel the skins off of them

peach-slicer-top — Using a peach slice and corer

We are using a peach slicer and corer. It creates 10 slices and removes the stone core.

sliced-peaches-with-slicer- — Sliced peaches

Once the peaches are sliced remove any hard parts of the center that were left behind.

Soak the peaches in fruit fresh for 10 minutes.

Drain the fruit fresh from the peaches.

filling-jar-peaches — Filling the jar with peaches

Fill the mason jars with peaches to the top.

fill-with-water — Filling the jar with water

Fill the jar with water to 1/4″ from the top.

wipe-with-vinegar — Wiping the mouth of the jar with vinegar

Wipe the mouth of the jar with vinegar.

lid-peaches — Placing the lid on the jar

Add the lid to the jar.

tighten-lid — Tightening the lid fingertip tight

Screw the ring on the jar until it is finger tight.

Place 4-7 quart jars in the water bath canner. Lower the rack into the water. Pour enough water to cover the tops of the jars by 1″ to 1 1/2″. Wait for the water to boil. Once boiling start timing 25 minutes for the canning procedure.

peaches-picked-up — Removing from the water bath canner

Allow the jars to cool 10 minutes before removing from the canner. When removing the jars place them on a towel to continue cooling for 12 hours.

jarred-peaches — Sitting and cooling for 12 hours

Once jars have cooled in a safe place for 12 hours, then they will be cleaned, labeled and placed in a permanent storage place.

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How to Successfully Can Peaches

Prep Time

1 hr 30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

1 hr 40 mins

Canning peaches with water instead of syrup to help make a diabetic-friendly snack.

Course: Canning

Cuisine: Canning

Keyword: Peaches

Servings: 12 Quarts

Author: mischyf.com

Ingredients

40 Pounds Peaches
2 Gallons of Water
1 TBS Vinegar
2 TBS Fruit Fresh

Instructions

Start by blanching the peaches for 1-2 minutes in boiling water and then drop them into a bowl of ice water.
Peel the skins off of them
We are using a peach slicer and corer. It creates 10 slices and removes the stone core.
Once the peaches are sliced remove any hard parts of the center that were left behind.
Soak the peaches in fruit fresh for 10 minutes.
Drain the fruit fresh from the peaches.
Fill the mason jars with peaches to the top.
Fill the jar with water to 1/4" from the top.
Wipe the mouth of the jar with vinegar.
Add the lid to the jar.
Screw the ring on the jar until it is finger tight.
Place 4-7 quart jars in the water bath canner. Lower the rack into the water. Pour enough water to cover the tops of the jars by 1" to 1 1/2". Wait for the water to boil. Once boiling, start timing 25 minutes according to the canning procedure.
Allow the jars to cool 10 minutes before removing. When removing the jars place them on a towel to continue cooling for 12 hours.
Jars are cooling in a safe place for 12 hours. Then they will be cleaned, labeled and placed in a permanent storage place.