Mrs Johnson's Peach Preserves

Submitted by Dienia B.

"From LBJ's wife. I love history and canning and these look amazing. I can't wait till canning season to try them."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 7 pints

ingredients

• 4 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• 6 lbs peaches, ripe

directions

1. Peel and slice peaches. about 24 of them.
2. Bring sugar and water to a boil.
3. Cook for 5 minutes or till a syrup forms.
4. Skim off any foam.
5. Stir in peaches.
6. Return to a boil.
7. Watch for boiling over.
8. Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Skim off any foam.
11. Add extracts. add salt.
12. Fill clean sterilized jars.

Reviews

[Kathie Y.]

Just visited Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country and bought some great peaches. I was curious to try this recipe as I also love trying historical recipes. Just made this recipe tonight. This is a little different...very lemon forward, but for me, it works. The lemon works with the peaches. I dig it. If you are not fond of lemon you might want to reduce the amount of lemon extract by 1/2. I will leave it as is. Looking forward to my toast tomorrow morning.