Peach Marmalade

Origin: Mobile, Alabama

Source: Abby Fisher, 1881

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Peel the peaches and remove the seeds, using freestone peaches.
  2. Sprinkle the sugar thickly over the peaches and let them lay in the sugar overnight.
  3. The next morning, mash the peaches and sugar thoroughly.
  4. Put the mixture to cook in a porcelain kettle and let it cook slowly for five hours, keeping it from burning.
  5. Put up in glasses, jars, or bowls.

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