Re: Canning Peaches and Peach Conserve

**Kelejan** Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:20 am

Today in our grocery flyers the one thing that I have been looking out for these past few days.

PEACHES have arrived.

Last year I missed it so did not can any but this year I am going to make up for it so this morning I have off to my supermarket to get my first 29 pound case.

There are peaches advertised for my other supermarket but how does one compare prices? 20 pound case for $19.99 or 3 litre clamshell for $3.97. One has to be a mathematician.

I am going for 20 pounds as that is within walking distance for me. The second means a bus ride and an hours time.

The store opens at eight a.m. so I do hope that the peaches are on the shelf. I will phone first to make sure. I do not want to walk all the way there with my trolley and have to come back empty handed.

OhioGardener Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:30 am

Sounds great, Kelejan! A local grocery store is advertising Michigan Peaches at 67¢ a pound - about the best we have seen for several years. Have to get some... Shocked

**sanderson** Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:33 am

Just a question on canning peaches. I tried it about 30 years ago and they were mushy. Do you use firm, barely ripe peaches. Water bath or pressure canner?

**AtlantaMarie** Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:26 am

I waterbath them. And I find that the peach variety has quite a bit to do with mushiness. I try to get freestone so I don't squish them as much...

**sanderson** Tue Aug 21, 2018 4:46 pm

Thanks

**Kelejan** Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:29 pm

I use a Power Pressure Cooker XL Pro. Just a fancy tital. It takes four 1 litre jars,
Freestone peaches; I assume clingstone are as much trouble to deal as plums.

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