In clean jars poor 1/2 cup sugar
Add about 3/4 cup boiling water. Just enough to be able to stir and dissolve the sugar. This was Little Miss's job!
Put the peaches in a huge pot of simmering water. Let sit in the hot water for 30 seconds. (This is called blanching.)
Remove the peaches and put in ice water in your sink.
Cut the peaches in half and remove pits.
Skin the peaches
Place the peaches in a the jar. Try to put the pretty side of the peach facing toward you.
Once you have filled the jars with peaches top off the jars with boiling hot water. About 1/2 inch from the top.
Wipe down the jar and put a lid and jar ring onto jar.
Place the jars of peaches into boiling water that cover jars. Let cook for 30 minutes. (This is called processing)
When the 30 minutes is over remove the peach jars with jar tongs. Place jars on counter lined with towels. Let sit for 24 hours. Place on shelves and don't eat until "after Thanksgiving" as my Mother says.
*Tip* Process your jars in a garage over a camp stove!
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