Comments on: Life’s a peach – 2 things I didn’t know about peaches and preserving

By: WellPreserved | WellPreserved.ca

WellPreserved | WellPreserved.ca — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:48:23 +0000

[...] in regards to peaches and how to stop them from floating (you can see the thread and Anus question here). We use the same trick for peaches as we do for pickles so I thought I might be able to share a [...]

By: Preserved Peach Slices With Maderia « Well Preserved

Preserved Peach Slices With Maderia « Well Preserved — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:03:27 +0000

[...] by peeling peaches. The quantity is up to you but know that it takes about 2.5 pounds to fill a quart [...]

By: Jessica W

Jessica W — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:08:47 +0000

My gran would put a single pit in the bottom of her jars and a slice of orange on the top to keep them from floating up….

By: Canning Peaches in Several Forms – Preserving Summer « Well Preserved

Canning Peaches in Several Forms – Preserving Summer « Well Preserved — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:34:16 +0000

[...] ultimate gaffe was peeling peaches. They need to be peeled and for 2 years I used a paring knife. I peeled more than 30 quarts of [...]

By: How to stop pickles and fruit from floating when preserving « Well Preserved

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:20:50 +0000

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:07:59 +0000

Elizabeth, I am so with you on that one. Life has a funny way of working things out like that – It makes me wonder what things I am encountering all the time without noticing

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:13:50 +0000

Isn’t it amazing when you learn something new that it suddenly appears everywhere? I JUST learned about the difference between clingstone and freestone from my sister last week!

And you’re right, it’s way easier to remove the pit from freestone peaches!

I recently used a razor sharp paring knife to peel a peach because I didn’t have easy access to a stove or boiling water. I was amazed that it worked (my mom always told us to peel peaches using the blanching method).

By: Taste T.O. – Food & Drink In Toronto » Blog-A-Log – Saturday, September 5th

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:10:07 +0000

[...] Preserved – if you're working with peaches this season, Joel has a couple of useful tips. addthis_url = [...]

By: Amy L

Amy L — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:43:55 +0000

I have a serrated vegetable peeler that’s made by OXO, and it works great for peaches and tomatoes. Here’s a link to it:
http://www.oxo.com/OA_HTML/xxoxo_ibeCCtpOXOPrdDtl.jsp?section=10054&item=48395&minisite=10024&respid=53057

By: Anu M

Anu M — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:18:55 +0000

PS: When I wrote “peaches” in the last post, I meant to write “tomatoes”.
Anu