Peach preserves? To make or not to make?!
I want to make peach preserves as favors for my wedding (put them in mason type jars)!. I am afraid it will be more trouble than it is worth!. What do you think!? I am having about 150 people at my wedding!. Does anyone have any recipes!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Buy them from the shops, put them into your own jars, and tell them you made them, no one would tell the difference!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think thats a great idea!! I'm sure everyone else will too, but it may be a lot of work!.
Peach Preserves
Ingredients:
7 cups of ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and chopped
1 (3oz) pack of pectin
3/4 tsp of butter
6 1/2 cups of sugar
Directions:
Layer half the sugar and the peaches in a pan and allow to sit for 40 minutes!.
Place the pan on a medium high heat and gently stir until the sugar dissolves!.
Slowly add the sugar, only one cup at a time, until it is all dissolved!.
Add the butter!.
Stir gently!.
Bring the mix to a boil and gently stir in the pectin!.
Continue boiling and stirring for 1 minute!.
Remove from the heat and skim off foam, if there is any!.
Allow the preserves to cool for 10 minutes before adding to the canning jars!.
Steep the jars in 250-degree water baths for 10 minutes to seal the jars!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Peach Preserves
Ingredients:
7 cups of ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and chopped
1 (3oz) pack of pectin
3/4 tsp of butter
6 1/2 cups of sugar
Directions:
Layer half the sugar and the peaches in a pan and allow to sit for 40 minutes!.
Place the pan on a medium high heat and gently stir until the sugar dissolves!.
Slowly add the sugar, only one cup at a time, until it is all dissolved!.
Add the butter!.
Stir gently!.
Bring the mix to a boil and gently stir in the pectin!.
Continue boiling and stirring for 1 minute!.
Remove from the heat and skim off foam, if there is any!.
Allow the preserves to cool for 10 minutes before adding to the canning jars!.
Steep the jars in 250-degree water baths for 10 minutes to seal the jars!.Www@FoodAQ@Com