Why it works: Sugar and peach are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,308 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Canned Peaches
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Make a syrup by combining 6 cups of sugar and 3 cups of water in a pot.
Prepare and cook the peaches
Peel, pit, and halve the peaches, then rinse them in cold water and drain.
Drop the peaches into the hot syrup, skimming as necessary.
Simmer the peaches slowly for 30 to 60 minutes.
Remove the peaches from the syrup with a fork, one piece at a time.
Jar and seal
Place the peaches into hot sterilized jars, filling them about halfway.
Strain the syrup and fill each jar with the hot syrup, then seal.
If there isn't enough syrup for the last jar, quickly make more with hot water and sugar.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Sugar + peachtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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What each ingredient does
- Peaches
- Provide the fruit, which softens and holds its shape during simmering in the syrup.
- Sugar
- Forms the syrup that preserves the fruit and adds sweetness.
The step that matters
Simmer the peaches slowly for 30 to 60 minutes. Simmering gently softens the fruit and lets syrup penetrate without breaking the peaches apart. A hard boil can crush the halves and cloud the syrup, and the fruit must be heated through for safe, stable canning.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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