Hey! I made jam with some of my peaches too. I went with peach-cardamom, but I came across a lot of recipes involving earl grey when I was looking around for peach jam ideas--how did it turn out?
You know, it turned out ok. The tea infusion was so weak, that halfway through, I added double the teabags and it still wasn't that flavorful. I wouldn't recommend it. The description said something like delicately floral, but I'd say that the peach really overwhelms the tea (not to mention it made it look kind of muddy/flecked with dirt).
I also got 20+ lbs of plums and nectarines and my last jam was a vanilla brandy nectarine and that one was pretty good. I was going to go with cinnamon almond nectarine next. Those flavors likely translate to peach if those sound good to you. Peach cardamom sounds good. Basically, I've just been playing with whatever sounds fun.
Vanilla + brandy + just about any type of stone fruit sounds like it would be fantastic. My peaches are all used up now, but maybe next time I find myself with a big mound of fruit...
I came across a recipe a while ago for peach-oolong jelly. I didn't end up trying it, but now I really wonder how it would work, since oolong is significantly lighter in flavor than earl grey...
We have two peach trees, so we run into this every year. We end up freezing A LOT, and we love pickled peaches, fortunately, so the Peach Bounty Problem is easily solved.
I'm going to have to try that peach upside down cake. Two of my favorite things in one!
P.S. In a blender: one cup of fresh orange juice, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, and enough frozen peach slices to make a thick smoothie. Breakfast of champions!
Yes, I was definitely thinking of smoothies for my frozen peaches!
I've never tried pickling peaches, and this mass of peaches has all been used up now, but it sounds very interesting. Something to keep in mind for next year!
I'm glad to know there are others out there who can. Two weeks ago my uncle gave me the plums off his tree (17 lbs' worth). It was a mad rush putting them up before they spoiled but they will taste so good in February. =)
I've been slowly teaching myself to can for the past couple of years, and this summer is the first time I've really used it as a food storage tool, rather than just doing a couple jars of this or that to help myself get the hang of it. I've done sliced peaches, peach jam, blackberry jam, and crushed tomatoes, and I'm feeling very proud of myself!
And you're right--opening some of those jars in the dead of winter will be a real treat. :)
Yeah, I thought that was a funny coincidence too. There seems to be a little bit of a peach theme developing this week--it's almost like peaches are in season or something!
And hey, your recipe isn't terrible! Surely we've all had moments where we'd rather just throw something in a pan than bother with lots of complicated steps... :)
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I also got 20+ lbs of plums and nectarines and my last jam was a vanilla brandy nectarine and that one was pretty good. I was going to go with cinnamon almond nectarine next. Those flavors likely translate to peach if those sound good to you. Peach cardamom sounds good. Basically, I've just been playing with whatever sounds fun.
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I came across a recipe a while ago for peach-oolong jelly. I didn't end up trying it, but now I really wonder how it would work, since oolong is significantly lighter in flavor than earl grey...
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I'm going to have to try that peach upside down cake. Two of my favorite things in one!
P.S. In a blender: one cup of fresh orange juice, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, and enough frozen peach slices to make a thick smoothie. Breakfast of champions!
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I've never tried pickling peaches, and this mass of peaches has all been used up now, but it sounds very interesting. Something to keep in mind for next year!
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And you're right--opening some of those jars in the dead of winter will be a real treat. :)
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And hey, your recipe isn't terrible! Surely we've all had moments where we'd rather just throw something in a pan than bother with lots of complicated steps... :)
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