Peach-Orange Preserves

Name: Peach-Orange Preserves
Yield: Serves 32 (Makes 4 cups)
Ingredients: 2 pounds, ripe peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 cups (21 ounces), sugar; 2 1/2 cups, water; 1 , orange, unpeeled, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2019

Fruit

On the Western Slope of Colorado, peach season can be hit or miss. But in off years we still make these preserves, which are great even if the peaches aren't perfect.

SERVES32 (Makes 4 cups)

TIME50 minutes, plus 1½ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a sweet spread, we started with unpeeled peaches and oranges. Cooking them with sugar until the fruit broke down and the mixture registered 220 to 222 degrees ensured that the preserves were perfectly spreadable for a biscuit or piece o...

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