Peach Sweet Pickles

 Ingredients

• One quart of vinegar
• Five pounds of sugar
• One tablespoon of cloves
• Whole allspice
• Cinnamon
• Eight pounds of peaches

Directions

1. Make a syrup with 1 quart of vinegar, 5 pounds of sugar, 1 tablespoon of cloves, allspice, and cinnamon.
2. Take a thin cloth and tie the spices in it.
3. Drop the cloth with the spices into the syrup and bring it to a boil.
4. Peel 8 pounds of peaches and leave the stones in them.
5. Add the peaches to the syrup and boil until the fruit is transparent. The fruit should sink in the syrup when put into the jars.

Source — The New Orleans Cookbook
Prepared by Elli Houser
Louisiana Anthology
September 30, 2023