Spiced Sweet Pickled Peaches And Plums

Ingredients

• 7 pounds peaches and/or plums
• 3.75 pounds sugar
• 1 quart vinegar
• 2 ounces whole cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon

Method

1. 1 Combine sugar, vinegar, cloves, and cinnamon in a preserving kettle. Boil for 5 minutes after sugar dissolves.
2. 2 Prepare fruit: pare peaches and insert a clove into each, or leave skins on (brush peach down, prick plums). Leave plum skins on if preferred.
3. 3 Add fruit to boiling syrup in batches. Cook until fruit looks clear but remains firm.
4. 4 Remove fruit. Boil syrup until reduced by half, then pour hot syrup over the fruit.