Peach Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. peaches
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 pkg. powdered pectin
7 c. sugar

Preparation

Peel and pit
peaches.\tThinly\tslice
(about
4 cups). Combine peaches, lemon juice
and
pectin in a large saucepan. Stir in sugar and bring
to
a
rolling boil.
Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove
from heat and skim foam. Pour hot into hot
jars,
leaving 1/4 inch\theadspace.
Adjust caps.
Process for 10
minutes
in boiling water bath.
Yields about 6 (12 ounce) jars.