Peach Conserve With Rum

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons orange rind, slivered
• 2/3 cup orange pulp, chopped and seeded (about 1 medium)
• 1/2 cup light rum
• 2 cups peaches, peeled,pitted and chopped (about 3 large)
• 3/4 cup pineapple, crushed
• 1/4-1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 6 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon mace

Recipe

• 1 combine orange peel and pulp with just enough water to cover in a small saucepan.
• 2 cook until peel is tender; set aside.
• 3 put opened container of rum in hot water; set aside.
• 4 combine reserved orange mixture with peaches, pineapple, cherries and lime juice in a large saucepot.
• 5 add sugar and spices, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• 6 cook almost to gelling point.
• 7 as mixture thickens, stir frequently to prevent sticking.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in hot rum.
• 10 ladle hot conserve into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
• 11 adjust two-piece caps.
• 12 process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
• 13 remove from boiling-water.
• 14 cover with a dry towel.
• 15 allow to stand until caps seal and jars cool.