Mom's Peach Peel Jelly

After we pick and peel our peaches

Summer Peaches in Vintage Pink Pyrex

...to make our summer Peach favorites 

such as Peaches and Cream Cake...

Peaches and Cream Cake recipe can be found in The Cake Mix Doctor, one of my favorite
cookbooks. I love all of her recipes. (affiliate link)

Or maybe these peach recipes :

Peach Recipes from Southern Girl Ramblings

Or 

30 Fabulous Peach Recipes from Eat Drink Eat

Or 

35 Peach Recipes from Lady Behind the Curtain

I do something yummy my mother-in-law taught me.  I  make jelly from my saved peach peelings and peach pits.  She was born in 1929, so she knew all about resourcefulness and feeding your family with what we now throw in the compost pile. 

You need saved peelings from 3 to 4 quarts of peaches.  I throw all mine into a bag and place in the freezer until I'm ready to make my Peach Peel Jelly.  You can add some lemon juice to your bag to keep the peelings from going brown. 

 

Eat, freeze or bake your peaches up first.  You can get to the peelings and pits later.  They will be fine waiting in the freezer. 



I am only posting this pic to share my love of pink  Pyrex.  It makes me happy.
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This is super easy, just use your common sense.  It can be hard to explain because there is no exact science. Place your peach pits and peelings in a large pot.  Cover the peelings with water.  This part you have to eye ball. You don't want too much water or too little.  Just cover the peelings.  The goal is to end up with (at least) 3 to 4 Cups of juice by the end of this process. Are we clear?  (Feel free to ask questions below in the comments section if I wasn't clear)  

Bring to a boil over medium heat.  Turn the heat down to simmer for 30 minutes.  Don't leave because you don't want all your water to boil away and you don't want burnt peaches on the bottom.  Remove from heat, cover and cool over night allowing the peach mush to stew.  

Next, you're going to strain your juice from all the cooked down peelings and pits. You can use Strainers.  I prefer using my mother-in-law's trusty old Chinois which I use frequently when canning. We would also run our juice one last time through some Cheesecloth.  If you don't have a Canning Kit, you'll need one.  They are very useful.  You can make it without these items, but you'll find it more difficult. (these are Amazon Affiliate links)

You can get these items from Amazon (affiliate) with free shipping if you're Prime  or you can make do  with what you have on hand.  If you plan on doing a lot of preserving in the future, Canning Equipment is always a good investment.  You'll use it forever.  I use mine. ALL. THE. TIME.      

Ewww...I SWEAR it looks better in real life.  

I tried a billion times to get a good photo of the juice.  My camera didn't like it.  It always came out brown or dirty.  NOT SO.  It's a lovely shade of peachy/melon/coral (like the photo below).  Peach peel jelly has a gorgeous, amber, jewel toned, rich, GLORIOUS, pink color.  Plus I think it tastes better than regular peach jelly.  Some how all the pits and peel make a good strong juice with a delicious flavor.  You're gonna love it. 

You will follow the peach jelly (not peach jam) recipe on your Pectin box.  Ta-da!  That's it.  

This is actually a good picture of what it will look like.  It is NOT my photo.  I found it on Pinterest and her photo is WAY better than mine.  Go over to her blog, say hello and see how she makes hers.  

Prepared, not scared, Peach Peel Jelly
Trouble shooting:  

1.  I have always, always found it easier to can with the help of at least one other person.  I can do it alone, but someone else helping me, makes working faster a lot easier.  It's up to you. Some people prefer to work a lone and that's fine. Whatever it takes.  

2.  IF, IF, IF....you make your jelly too thin, like I did one year.....no worries.  You now have peach pancake syrup.  Enjoy!  

Mom's Peach Peel Jelly

OH!  And if you like canning, try my mother-in-law's Green Tomato Relish (AKA Chow Chow)

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Have you ever tasted Peach Peel Jelly? 

I hope you've found this helpful.  Please ask any questions you have and I'll try to answer.  Be inspired to be resourceful.  Right now I'm experimenting with cucumber peelings. :)  I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Pooh says, "Peach Jelly smells good.  Now smell my feet."

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