On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:35:40 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-09-30 10:40 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
>
> >
> > Can you really bring 1 cup sugar, 1 TBS lemon juice, and 6 cups fresh
> > peaches to a boil? Won't the sugar absorb all the lemon juice and peach
> > moisture before boiling can begin?
> >
> Sure, the mixture will boil. The sugar melts and there is moisture in
> the fruit that will come out. I will assume that you have never made jam
> or jelly. You mix the prepared fruit with a lot of sugar and put the
> heat to it. The sugar melts and the mixture comes to a boil.

My concern would be about the fruit turning to mush.


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