Brandy and Spice Peach Preserves - Lisa Sizemore

Brandy and Spice Peach Preserves - Lisa Sizemore

poniedziałek, 17 lutego 2014

Brandy and Spice Peach Preserves - Lisa Sizemore

Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 20 peaches, peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped
• 9 cups sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 whole nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons whole juniper berries
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 2 teaspoons whole allspice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 cup good-quality brandy

Directions

• 1 In large heavy pot, combine peaches and sugar.
• 2 Place all spices in cheesecloth and drop into pot with peaches.
• 3 Add lemon peel and brandy.
• 4 Simmer, stirring occasionally, until fruit becomes transparent, approximately 1 and 1/2 hours.
• 5 Skim foam from top as needed.
• 6 Discard spices; ladle fruit into hot sterilized jars and seal at once.
• 7 Simmer jars for 10 minutes in water bath.