Peach Jam

Canning is not something I remember my mom doing a lot of, but she rarely had the time. MomMom Douglas, however, put up enough jars of jam every year for the entire family to raid the basement shelves. Being on the other side of the country means I don't get that access anymore, and MomMom being 90 also puts a slight damper on her dexterity. So as her namesake, it's certainly appropriate that I love to be in the kitchen.

Earlier this year I made strawberry jam, but not enough. This last week the peaches looked really nice, so I decided to can just a couple of pints. (I didn't have any small jars and didn't want to go to the store since it was 8:30 in the evening.)

If you're wondering if there's any special recipe... don't bother. It's simply peaches, sugar, lemon juice and liquid pectin. On one jar I did add spices (cinnamon and clove).

The end result was a couple of really beautiful jars of peach jam. Of course, I don't know how it tastes yet... maybe I should go make some toast. Yum!