Last year I was able to eat a peach or two from my own trees. This year, I actually got to can homegrown peaches!!
Not a lot of peaches, as the trees are still small. From two of the trees (the Elberta and the Reliance, I believe), I harvested a total of about three and a half dozen peaches. They weren't huge, and all fit into a large basket.
my peach harvest
The others, I blanched, peeled, and cut off the blemishes.
blanched peaches cooling in the sink
From there, I pitted and quartered the peaches, briefly soaked them in a lemon juice and water mixture to help them keep their color, rinsed them, packed them into pint jars, covered them with a hot light sugar syrup, and water bath canned them for 25 minutes. I have to admit, they aren't the prettiest canned peaches I've ever made, but I got the job done.
first ever batch of homegrown canned peaches
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