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The Best Spirited Peach Jam

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bowl of fresh picked peaches

Who can resist an entire basket of fresh peaches for only $2.00? Not me! Husband immediately ordered up a peach crisp with the rest destined to be cooked into the best spirited peach jam. First order of business is the peeling, pitting and slicing of the fruit. It is a days work, but very worth it. Sadly, peaches don’t peel themselves. To easily peel them they require a quick dip in boiling water and then a plunge into an ice water bath to loosen the skins.

smashing peaches for the best spirited peach jam

Now raise your hand if you have ever had the drink called a fuzzy navel? It’s a combination of Peachtree schnapps and orange juice. A sweet girly drink, served on the rocks, it was quite a popular libation soooo many decades ago. I happen to have a dusty (“cough cough” a very dusty) bottle of the schnapps in the back of the pantry and thought it just might mix well with the peaches in a jam. Amazing how liquor never goes bad and a spirited recipe comes to life. <3

pot boiling jam

how to make spirited peach jam

Finally, Jam is pretty easy to make. Basically, all the ingredients into the pot, stirring and boiling until it is done. And it’s done when it passes the jell test. Place a few drops on an ice cold plate, wait about 10 seconds. Tilt the plate and make sure it doesn’t run, but stays in a bead form

Ladle it into sterilized jars and seal. Plunge the sealed jars back into a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Think about how good this will taste come fall and winter. A summer peach pick-me-up.

demo of cooking jam

Properly sealed jars will last for a year in the pantry.

jars of the best peach jam with canning supplies
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The Best Spirited Peach Jam


  • Author: Lisa Keys
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Description

Pick some peaches and make some fresh jam


Ingredients

4 pounds fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and chopped (4 ½ cups after prep)

½ cup Peachtree schnapps

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3 cups sugar

1 box Sure Jell Fruit Pectin for less sugar needed recipes

1-teaspoon butter

 

 


Instructions

In medium saucepan, combine peaches, schnapps and lemon juice. Mix ¼ cup of the sugar with the pectin in a small bowl and then stir into the fruit.  Add butter and bring mixture to a full rolling boil on high heat, stirring constantly to avoid scorching on the bottom of the pan. Stir in remaining sugar and return to full rolling boil. Boil 1 minute and then test the jam for jelling. Ladle jam into prepared sterilized jars and seal as directed on Sure Jell instructions.

Notes

mixing the pectin with some of the sugar prevents clumping). 

  • Category: dessert
  • Method: canning

Keywords: jam, preserves, peaches, canning, fresh picked

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toasted English muffins with spirited peach jam

Pick some peaches and and make plenty of jam. Happy 4th of July Week. I hope you are surrounded by those you love most. <3

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  1. Lou

    July 1, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Enjoy your July 4!

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    • Lisa

      July 1, 2018 at 4:30 pm

      You, too! Relax

      Reply
  2. [email protected]

    July 3, 2018 at 3:19 am

    Yum!

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