It can be very easy to can peach fruits and can also be worthwhile, especially if you crave for it during winter time when it’s not in season. You can simply do in the comfort of your own kitchen and is not complicated at all.
To can peach fruits yourself, the hardware you will are: jars, lids, a jar funnel, a water bath canner and a plastic spatula. You will at the same time need sugar, water, Fruit Fresh (it’s a protector that will help prevent the darkening of most fresh cut produce) and of course the peaches. Think 2 to 3 pounds of peaches per quart jar. On average, there are more or less 20 to 22 pounds of peaches in a half-bushel.
The first thing you have to do is heat the jars and lids. You can do this by using your dishwasher, your ovens set on low or just simply submerge them in hot water.
To peel the peaches easily, immerse them in boiling water after washing for about 30 to 60 seconds. The peel should simply slide right off. Cut the peaches in half, throw away the pit and scratch the fibers from the cavity pit. These fibers can sometimes turn dark during storage.
Peaches easily darken when exposed. To prevent this darkening, soak the peach halves in a mixture of 3 quarts of water to 3 tablespoons of Fruit fresh just until you are prepared to put them in the jar. While the peaches are soaking, make a syrup by mixing 2-1/4 cups of sugar with 5-1/2 cups of water. For those who like their syrup a bit heavier, use 3-1/4 sugar with just 5 cups of water. Put it over the stove, heat it and keep it hot. For every 7 quarts of peaches, use about 1-1/2 batches of syrup.
Now you’re ready to put your peaches in the jar. Drain them well and put them into the hot jars in overlapping layers with its cavity side down. Leave half an inch head room and pour the hot syrup over the peaches until there’s only about a quarter of an inch headspace left.
Using a knife or any other long flat object, remove all air bubbles. Seal the jar using the heated dome and lids.
For 20 minutes, process them in boiling water then lay jars on a cloth to dry. Be sure to leave spaces in between the jars for breathing room.
You now have your own home-canned cool peach fruits. Pack and store them away until your next peach craving in the winter.
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