Romanian-Carpathian Pickled Peaches

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Romanian-Carpathian Pickled Peaches
Categories: Fruit, Romanian, Ethnic, Euro, Snack, Side dish
Yield: 2 quarts
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Pickling Spices:
1/2 ts Blade mace
1 ea 3" Cinnamon stick, broken
1 ea 1" Fresh ginger piece peeled & sliced thin
1/2 ts Allspice berries
1/4 ts Whole cloves

Peaches:
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 1/4 c Water
1 3/4 c White wine vinegar
3 1/2 lb Ripe firm peaches peeled

Tie your blade mace, cinnamon stick pieces, ginger, allspice & cloves
in a 4" square of cheesecloth.
Combine sugar, water, vinegar & your sachet in a stainless steel sauce
pan.
Bring to a boil while stirring constantly to dissolve sugar.
Reduce heat then simmer for 10 mins.
Add your peaches then simmer for 3 mins. until they are heated
through.
Remove peaches from liquid with a slotted spoon.
Pack your peaches them into sterile, hot wide-mouth canning jars.
Boil your syrup for 7-8 mins.
Pour this hot syrup over your peaches.
Open sachet then equally divide thesxe spices among your jars.
Seal these jars with hot 2-piece caps.
Store your cooled jars in a cool, dry, dark place for 1 month or more
before eating.

ORIGIN: Anna Balanescu, Bucharest-Romania, circa 1999