Recipe - Best Peach Conserve

3 pound Fresh ripe peaches, peeled
and chop; ped, reserving pi
125 ml Jar maraschino cherries
6 One half cup Granulated sugar
1 Orange, thinly cut or sliced up
1 Lemon, juice of
One half cup Blanched slivered almonds

Tie reserved peach pits in a cheesecloth bag; place in large preserving
kettle with chopped peaches. Strain jar of cherries (removing stems if
necessary); add juice to peaches, reserving cherries. Add sugar, cut or sliced up
orange, and lemon juice to kettle; stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring
mixture to a boil over high heat; reduce heat slightly ;
boil,sitrringoften, for about One fourth hours, or until thick and clear and gel
stage has been reached. Remove bag of pits, skim off foam with a metal
spoon; add almonds; simmer for a few minutes; add reserved cherries. Ladle
into hot sterilized jars, leaving One half inch headspace, seal with melted
paraffin wax, cover with clean lids. Store in a cool, dark, dry place.
Makes 6 One half pint jars.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by tbankerd@leading.net on Sep 06, 1998