What to do with all these peaches!?

[Lanissa86]

I see a lot of peach cobbler....MmMmmm! lol.

 

[MrsCountryChick]

You could always use a crockpot to make Peach Butter or Peach Jam, then use your hotplate for your waterbathing pot..?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I just made Peach Jam last week. Delicious! You could also try peach butter, or freeze the peaches.

 

[chickens4jojo]

What a great "problem" to have.

"Millions of Peaches" is a song my son knows....did you write that??!

Anyway, maybe you could sell some on Craig's list??

 

[Goat_Walker]

Sell em. You can make alot of money off of them if they are good.
If you lived closer id order a box, lol

 

[ILoveJoe]

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The washing dishes in a bucket in the tub is thankfully over. That was the first month while the floor was being jacked up in the kitchen. I have a utility sink in the "kitchen" that will eventually go into the new laundry room.

I do have a crockpot though!

I am taking a bunch to work tomorrow and giving out.

I have 4 seedlings that came up last year in my garden that I hope bear fruit as tasty as the parent tree.

Thanks for all the ideas!

 

[MrsCountryChick]

OH I just wanted to mention that the recipe I posted from my Ball Blue Book for "Peach Jam" I just made.....very Delicious!

But I followed it -exactly- & it came out like Peach Butter than Jam or a kind of Peach syrup (thick & a lil movable runny). I wonder if omitting the little bit of water would've helped it be more 'jam' like.? Wanted to mention.

Not sure if I'll label Peach Butter or Peach Syrup...hmmm.

 

[ILoveJoe]

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Peach syrup sounds good over those cottage cheese belgian waffles someone else posted....

 

[Nupine]

WOW!! I though we had a lot of peaches!!! My mom canned about 10 quarts or so, but that is time consuming.

 

[JayBird+16]

Peach sorbet - this is a great recipe

1 1/4 Cup water
3/4 Cup honey
3 Cups ripe peaches, peeled and chopped
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
(I add a 1/4 tsp. of vanilla to mine)

In a saucepan, bring the water and the honey to a boil. Remove from heat, let cool.
Chop the peaches coarsely and put into a glass bowl. Add the lemon juice and stir. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Put peaches and lemon into a food processor or a blender. "Pulse" 15 times to break up the big pieces and then puree to a smooth consistency. (if you don't have a blender & your peaches are really ripe, a potato masher should work fine. you'll just have chunky sorbet)
Pour the peaches and lemon into a large bowl. Stir in the honey/water mixture. Mix well. Put bowl into refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
Turn on ice cream/sortbet machine. Pour in the peach and honey mixture. Let spin for 30 minutes.
Sorbet is ready when it reaches a "soft-serve" consistency.
Since you probably don't have an ice cream maker I found this neat tip on the internet.

4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Zip-loc bags
1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
a hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well!
Pour peach mixture in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking.
Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized.
Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top.
Again let all the air escape and seal the bag.
Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.

Have fun!