Preserve peaches for the rest of the year with simple tips from Kalawi Farms.
1. Halves and Slices
Select firm, ripe peaches with no green color in the skins. Sort, wash, pit and peel. For better product, peel peaches without a boiling water dip. Slice, if desired.
2. Syrup Pack
Use light or medium syrup. For a better-quality product, add ½ teaspoon crystalline ascorbic acid for each quart of syrup. Put peaches directly into cold syrup in the container. Press fruit down and add syrup to cover, leaving head space. Seal and freeze.
3. Sugar Pack
Add sugar to taste and mix well. To prevent darkening, dissolve 1 teaspoon of ascorbic acid in ¼ cup cold water and add to each quart of fruit. Pack into containers, leaving head space. Seal and freeze.
4. Water Pack
Pack peaches into containers and cover with cold water containing 1 teaspoon crystalline ascorbic acid to each quart of water. Leave head space. Seal and freeze.
