Brandy And Spice Peach Preserves - Lisa Sizemore

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation 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

Recipe

• 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.