Do you ever have to write something down so that you don’t forget how you made it? Well, I had made rosemary peach preserves a few years ago, but I have no idea what recipe I used. I think it might have come out of Southern Living. Anyway, I looked online and none of the recipes seemed to be quite what I was looking for, so I decided to wing it. It turned out great, so I figured I would write it down before I forget share it with you!
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Rosemary Peach Preserves
These are wonderful on pretty much anything, but my favorite thing to do with this jam is to use it to glaze a nice pork roast or a whole roasted chicken. Yum!
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped fresh peaches
- 4 sprigs whole rosemary
- 1 sprig of rosemary, stripped off the stem and chopped as fine as you can get it
- 4¼ cups sugar (I used organic)
- 4 tablespoons pectin for low or no sugar added recipes
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together ¼ cup sugar with the pectin and set aside. Measure out remaining 4 cups of sugar into another bowl and set that aside as well.
- Pour peaches, pectin mixture, chopped and whole rosemary, and lemon juice into a large pot.
- Bring to a rapid boil that won't go away when you stir.
- Boil hard for 1 minute.
- Set off the heat and test for "gel" by dipping out a tablespoon full and letting it cool to make sure it is as thick as you want. (An ice-cold spoon helps this go quicker.) If it doesn't set, add more pectin and boil hard for another minute.
- Fish out the big sprigs of rosemary, fill jars and process in a water bath canner for 5 minutes.
- Remove from canner and set on the counter to cool. In no time you should start hearing the tell-tale sound of Mason jars sealing. Music to my ears!
Notes
I wrote these instructions for people who are already familiar with canning. If that is not you, I would highly recommend that you head over to pickyourown.org to learn all about the basics of canning. It is a wonderful resource full of pictures and step by step instructions!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 3703 Fat: 3g Unsaturated fat: 2g Carbohydrates: 953g Sugar: 927g Sodium: 46mg Fiber: 15g Protein: 9g
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