Well the farm came through and there was a half-bushel of freestone Elberta peaches waiting for me this morning. I'm very happy!
The first project with them was a batch of peach jam. My grandmother used to put one maraschino cherry and one whole almond (without the brown skin) into each jar so I do the same. But isn't it cool that I can use my homemade maraschino cherries! I now have 8 jars of jam and more in the fridge and the rest of the bushel will go to peaches in syrup. Maybe some peach salsa if I get tired of peach wedges.
I'd pulled out 4 peaches but only used 3 for the jam (they're huge) so we ate one. It was so ripe it was practically disintegrating in our mouths. Yum!
The first project with them was a batch of peach jam. My grandmother used to put one maraschino cherry and one whole almond (without the brown skin) into each jar so I do the same. But isn't it cool that I can use my homemade maraschino cherries! I now have 8 jars of jam and more in the fridge and the rest of the bushel will go to peaches in syrup. Maybe some peach salsa if I get tired of peach wedges.
I'd pulled out 4 peaches but only used 3 for the jam (they're huge) so we ate one. It was so ripe it was practically disintegrating in our mouths. Yum!
I am going to have to look for that marashino cherry recipe!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna - Where do you get the peaches?
ReplyDeleteBig Apple Farm. It's down near the RI border. I have no idea what town it is...Franklin, maybe?
DeleteMy mother corrected me; it's Wrentham.
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