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Peaches preserved in this way will last more than 12 months without refrigeration.
My wife is crazy about canned peaches. But she does not like almost all the brands that are sold in stores. Yes, and they are expensive there, and the jar is only half full of peaches.
In order not to overpay, I started canning peaches at home a couple of years ago. The process is very simple. It takes me only 3 hours to make 20 liter jars, with most of the time spent peeling the peaches.
Cooking method
Ingredients
Peaches
For syrup
Water 1000 ml (g)
Sugar 500 gr
Citric acid 1 teaspoon (or juice of one lemon)
Preparing peaches
The first step is to peel the peaches. To do this, I blanch them. How to do this, I wrote separately in the article, the link to which I will leave at the end.
Peeled peaches, cut in half and remove the pit. I put the halves in jars, about ¾. Completely better not to fill, you need to leave room for the syrup.
Cooking syrup
I send sugar, water and citric acid to a saucepan and bring to a boil. It is important that the sugar and citric acid are completely dissolved.
Gently pour the hot syrup over the peaches. I don’t close the lids, as I will still sterilize the jars with blanks.
Sterilization together with the workpiece
At the bottom of the pan I lay a napkin or gauze. I put jars with blanks, cover with lids and pour warm water into the pan to ¾ of the height of the jars.
Then bring to a boil and sterilize for about 5-7 minutes. I close the lids. I take out the jars from the pan, turn them over and let them cool completely.
What happened
Canned peaches are delicious. Excellent taste and color retention. I store them in a dark place at room temperature.
Adviсe
✔ Citric acid (or juice) is a natural preservative and helps preserve the color and flavor of peaches. But if desired, it can be excluded.
✔ To find out how much water is needed for the syrup, I first pour water into a jar of peaches, and then drain. This way I know the right amount of water.
✔ Sterilization water should be warm or hot. Cold water can cause a jar of hot peaches to burst.