My hubby complains from time to time that the store only has apricot jam, no peach jam. So I decided to lease a peach tree from local Schnepf Farms – they’ve been growing organic peaches for 45 years. The variety of peach tree we got is Earligrande – they ripen early, and, man, are they ever grand!
Our peach tree ripened during the last two weeks of May, and I ended up with 17 boxes of fresh, juicy, sweet and delicious peaches. Probably somewhere between 100 – 120 pounds of peaches. I’d say we consumed or shared 3 boxes worth of them fresh. Plus I went crazy buying jars and canned pints and quarts for just under two weeks. I’ve become a peach peeling and peach pitting expert. I have a peach pit callous on my index finger. And I’m proud of it!
The final tally:
- 5 pints Peach Raspberry Freezer Jam
- 5 pints Peach Cherry Almond Freezer Jam
- 8 8oz jars Peach Butter
- 6 pints Spirited Peaches
- 4 pints Peach BBQ Sauce
- 11 pints Honey Spiced Peaches
- 1 quart Honey Spiced Peaches
- 2 pints Curried Peach Sauce
- 3 quarts Peach Pie Filling
- 10 quarts Peach Halves in Syrup
- 5 pints Peach Pistachio Chutney
- 4 pints Peach Cherry Chutney
- 5 pints Peach Jam
- 2 8oz jars Peach Jam
- 2 10in Peach Pies
- 2 9in Peach Pies
- 2 pounds dehydrated peaches
I have a new nickname. My husband now calls me “Peaches,” and I don’t mind one bit.
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Kiaora Cheryl,
You are A-mazing with all your baking and growing kai and then preserving – that is awesome!!! Love the new name – isn’t that sweet!!! Just sending lots of love your way, maybe its because I’m missing the Arizona heat and its fre-eeezing here in Aotearoa at the moment. I think its because I have gotten a bit soft being in the East. The West is way more colder than this!! And I just feel like reconnecting with all my Arizona friends
Lots of love my friend, Jo xx
OMG!!! Yer a cannin’ fool! Peaches are the best and so are you………..