Putting Up Peaches

We stopped by Yak's (a family-owned, vegetable/fruit, roadside stand) the other day. They have their own peach orchard and I was craving some fresh, local, ripe peaches. Aren't these beautiful?!? Ours didn't come out as well, but maybe one day.... Then, we stopped by Wal-Mart and bought some Vitamin C tablets. I had been researching how to freeze peaches and every source told me something different. The one thing they all agreed on : You must have absorbic acid. Nearly all suggested using sugar. But again, all had different measurements. Next, I crushed up the tablets in a ziploc bag.

In one bowl, I used 1/2 teaspoon Vitamin C and 1/2 cup sugar -- mixed well. In another bowl, I put the sliced peaches - after washing, peeling, and coring. When the bowl was full, I added the sugar mixture and coated the peaches. Then scooped them in the freezer bags.

I listened to 40's music (it just felt right?!) as I worked. Baby girl and Little man came in, intermittently, and chatted with me. The rest of the time, they were outside helping their daddy. It was time consuming, as I had to do each bag one at a time. Next time, an assembly line will make it go quicker. Although finishing in a hurry wasn't my objective. I wanted to take my time and savor this first-time experience. It was a great day. I put up 7 quarts of peaches!

We got one of them out last night -- I made peach cobbler -- which we snacked on while watching the Ma & Pa Kettle movies!

Many Blessings ~ Julie