Recipe: Pickled Peaches

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Description/Notes:

Delicious pickled peaches with a hint of cinnamon and cloves

Ingredients:

6 lbs. (2.7kg) peaches

3 lbs. (1.35kg) white sugar

one and a half pints (850ml) distilled malt vinegar

1 oz. (25g) cloves

1 oz. (25g) allspice

1 oz. (25g) cinnamon stick

Cooking Instructions:

1. Dip the peaches in hot water then peel them
2. Cut peaches in half and remove the stones, crack these and take out the kernels
3. Tie the spices in a muslin bag and boil the vinegar, sugar and spices together
4. When the liquor is boiling, put I the halved peaches and simmer until tender
5. Remove the peaches carefully and place in warmed jars
6. Boil up the pickle again to a thick syrup and pour over the fruit
7. Close jars while still hot and store for at least a week before using