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Small Batch Peach Bourbon Preserve
Do you love peaches? Love bourbon? You can enjoy the flavor of them together in a low sugar peach bourbon preserves. Got toast?
Course:
Canning
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
4
half pint jars
Author:
Regina Sober
Equipment
Automatic Jam/Jelly Maker
canning utensils
Half pint jars, seals and lids
Water Bath Canner
Spatula
Ladle
Ball Canning Book
Dissolvable Labels
Ingredients
3 1/2
cups
chopped ripe peaches
1
cup
sugar
3
Tablespoons
low sugar pectin
1/2
teaspoon
butter
1/3
cup
bourbon
1/3
cup
water (use 2/3 cups water if you don't use bourbon)
2
Tablespoons
lemon juice
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Instructions
Add the pectin to your canner
Add the fruit, bourbon, butter, lemon juice & water to the canner.
Turn on the canner for Jam for 24 minutes.
When the canner beeps, add the sugar and cover.
While the fruit processes, gather your jars and utensils to prepare to put the jam into the jars.
When the canner beeps, it's done and ready to can.
Remove the stirring blade with a pot holder/oven mitt.
Place the funnel on the jar and fill, leaving 1/4" headspace.
Wipe the jar rim with a clean wet towel.
Place the seal on the jar and hand tighten the band.
Water bath can the jars for 10 minutes.
Date and label the jars.
Instructions without Jam & Jelly Maker
Add the fruit, bourbon, butter, lemon juice, water and sugar.
Stir together and allow to reach a rolling boil that cannot be stirred down.
While the jam is processing (and before it begins to boil, gather your jars and utensils to prepare to put the jam into the jars.
When the jam reaches a roiling boil, add the pectin and bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute and remove from heat.
Place the funnel on the jar and fill, leaving 1/4" headspace.
Wipe the jar rim with a clean wet towel.
Place the seal on the jar and hand tighten the band.
Water bath can the jars for 10 minutes..
Date and label the jars
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Notes
It is important to use the butter, to prevent the jam from boiling over.