Sweet Pickle Peaches - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. peaches
4 c. sugar
1 pt. vinegar
1 c. water
2 oz. stick cinnamon
1 oz. whole cloves
1/2 oz. whole ginger

Preparation

Blanch peaches 1 minute in boiling water; put into cold water to cool, then peel.
Make syrup by boiling 2 cups of sugar, water, vinegar and spices for 3 minutes.
Add remainder and cook until tender.
Cover and let stand for a day.
Drain off syrup and reheat.
Pack peaches in hot jars; cover with hot syrup.
Process 15 minutes below boiling (188\u00b0), then seal.