Peach Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 piece ginger root
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
2 c. sugar
3 c. vinegar
2 c. sugar
1 to 2 c. sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
2 c. water
24 small firm, ripe, peeled peaches

Preparation

Tie ginger, cinnamon, cloves and allspice in cheesecloth bag. Add to vinegar 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Add peaches, a few at a time, until all peaches have been heated. Remove peaches. Pour boiling syrup over peaches. Cover and let stand 3 to 4 hours. Remove from syrup. Add 2 cups sugar to syrup; heat to boiling. Pour over peaches. Cover and let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Pack peaches into hot Ball jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Add remaining 1 to 2 cups sugar to syrup. Bring to boiling. Pour over peaches, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust caps. Process pints and quarts 10 minutes in boiling water bath.