Classic Peach Jam

Name: Classic Peach Jam
Yield: Serves 64 (makes four 1-cup jars)
Ingredients: 2 pounds ripe but firm yellow, peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch pieces (6 cups); 2½ cups, sugar; 1 cup peeled and shredded, Granny Smith apple (1 apple); 3 tablespoons, bottled lemon juice

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For a classic peach jam, we relied on sugar to bring out the sweetness of the peaches and lemon juice to add brightness and acidity.

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SERVES64 (makes four 1-cup jars)

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling and 12 hours setting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A shredded apple provided enough natural pectin for just the right set. Leaving the skins on the peaches created a pretty rose-tinted jam and intensified the peach flavor, and a shortened cooking time retained that flavor.

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