Show HOME AIDS putting up peaches 1 choose ripe fresh firm fruit look beyond any pretty pink blush for or the yellow or whitish yellow background color indicating ripeness peaches picked green have poor flavor even when ripened dont use any rutt fruit with decayed spots although decay Is cut out bacteria may aay be left behind to spoil the fruit 2 wash and peel peaches handling gently a canner load at t a time F for or easy peeling place a f few ew at a time in a wire basket baske 0 or r cheesecloth dip in boiling water a minute or so then quickly into cold skin pit and halt half or slice to prevent darkening after peeling drop into a solution ot of one gallon ot or water waier wita two tablespoons salt and two ot of vinegar then rinso rinsa and drain 3 precook peaches it if they are juicy add sugar a halt half cup to each h quart of uncooked fruit then heat peaches to boiling and pack in their own juice for less juicy fruit drop into thin to medium syrup boiling hot and just heat through for moderately thin syrup use one cup of hugar to two cups ot of either water or peach juice made by crushing heating and straining sound peaches too soft tor for canning to stretch canning sugar corn syrup may replace up to one third of 0 the sugar sugar milk flavored honey up to halt half if it Is necessary to can without sugar cook the fruit in its own juice or add just enough en ough water to keep it from sticking to the pan 4 pack hot peaches evenly in hot clean jars place halves in overlapping layers pitted sides downward fill fili in with three fourths to a cup cub of boiling liquid aid taking care to cojei cover solid fruit well and leave one halt half inch head space peaches not covered by liquid may turn dark air bubbles also cause the fruit to darken so work out bubbles bubble by running a knife blade down jar side add more liquid it if necessary I 1 6 5 adjust lids lid process 40 to 46 45 minutes la in boiling water bath finish sealing ir if type of jar requires cool jars overnight right side up and away fro crafts J |