Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- five pounds of brown sugar to one gallon of pure cider vinegar
- four cloves in each peach
- one gallon of pure cider vinegar
Directions
Mrs. C. D. Howard.
Take five pounds of brown sugar to one gallon of pure cider vinegar ; boil it hard for thirty minutes, skimming off the scum till clear ; rub off the peaches in the mean- time out of boiling water (quickly) ; with a flannel cloth, sticking four cloves in each peach, and a bag of cinnamon put into the boiling syrup. If the peaches are clingstones put them into the boiling syrup for fifteen or twenty minutes ; if freestones, lay them in the jar in layers, and pour the syrup over them while hot; then put a small plate over to keep them from rising, and cover tightly
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with cloth or paper. In four days look at them, and if necessary, boil the syrup again, and pour on while hot ; keep them in a cool place while the weather is hot to pre- vent their souring. The White Sugar Cling is nice for pickling, and the Blood Peach is very rich, but dark. Small pears can be pickled in the same manner, if the skin is taken off.