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> Rose > wrote:
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> > In article >,=
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> > > Where's the Peach Butter? The Peach Honey? Fuzzy Navel Jam? Peach=
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> > > Chutney? I bought a half bushel of trucked-in Georgia peaches today;=
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> > > they'll start to be ready in a couple days.
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> > Well heck, I ran outta time! We started Sunday morning at 7am and=20
> > finished Sunday evening at 10pm - I figured all in all we had a pretty=
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> > good day's production.
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> More than!! I salute you, Woman! Saint Pec is smiling on you.
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Coming from you, oh Goddess of Jam, I consider that the supreme=20
compliment!

> > Like I said, a ton of peaches left over - so this may be where some of=
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> > them wind up. But peach honey? More info, please!
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> Check in at rec.food.preserving.
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> Peach Honey and Pear Honey are southr'n things, I think -- at least=20
> that's my recollection of where I learned about them. Some recipes have=
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> you boil the peelings from the fruit to get the 'stuff' to work with. =20
> That's always sounded gross to me so I use pureed fruit instead. While=
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> for fruit butter I drain the fruit before milling, for the honeys I=20
> don't. And I use equal parts of fruit puree and sugar for the honeys. =
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> Cook until thickened - thicker than syrup. =20
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> I googled for this post of mine from 1998 in r.f.preserving:
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> Subject: Peach Honey =A0
> Newsgroups: rec.food.preserving
> Date: 1998/08/20=20
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> 12 ripe peaches
> 1 orange
> Sugar
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> Peel and crush the peaches. Grind the orange in a food grinder.=20
> Combine. Measure volume and add an equal measure of sugar. Cook until
> thickened -- like honey. Recipe said 20 minutes but I don't think that
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Thanks! Peach Honey is now officially on the list of what to do with all=
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these peaches.

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Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.