Peach-orange Conserve

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large oranges (or 4 medium)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind, , fresh not dried
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 10 cups finely chopped, peeled peaches (, , about 12 large)
• 9 cups sugar
• 1 (6 ounce) bottle maraschino cherries
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 wash oranges and slice very thinly, discarding seeds.
• 2 cut slices into quarters.
• 3 or, if you want to use your food processor, grind the oranges using the steel blade.
• 4 place oranges in a large heavy saucepan with the water and simmer, covered, over low heat until clear and soft-- about 30 minutes.
• 5 add lemon rind, lemon juice, peaches and sugar.
• 6 drain the cherry juice from the bottle and add to pot.
• 7 stir well.
• 8 cut cherries in half and set aside.
• 9 over high heat, bring peach mixture to a boil.
• 10 reduce heat and cook, uncovered, at a brisk simmer until the mixture thickens and the peaches turn translucent.
• 11 expect this to take about 1 hour.
• 12 stir frequently.
• 13 during the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the cherries and almonds.
• 14 remove from heat and skim off foam.
• 15 bottle in hot sterilized mason jars and seal with prepared lids.