Canning Peaches for Beginners From Start to Finish

[@reallifewithali]

I would love to hear how it goes for you! Let me know! Here is the link for a water bath canner that has all the accessories you need to go with it: amzn.to/45v5KHr

[@barbstormo7030]

Good to see you! Thanks for the tutorial! I have been canning for 35 years! I pressure can and water bath can. Pears are coming this week so that will be my next project. I hope you are doing well!

[@reallifewithali]

You are a seasoned canner! What do you like to can? I’m working on spaghetti sauce right now. Yum!

[@barbstormo7030]

@@reallifewithali I can green beans, pickled beets, peaches, pears, spaghetti sauce, meats, tomatoes. jellies. I still have my jelly to do yet. I have all the fresh fruit in the freezer waiting for me!

[@reallifewithali]

@@barbstormo7030 I would love to see your spaghetti sauce recipe.

[@barbstormo7030]

@reallifewithali My recipe is from Gradys Mom. She was a KZbin and still has her recipes on her channel. She shares her mom's recipe. Very easy and so good.

[@reallifewithali]

@@barbstormo7030 Thanks! I’ll check it out. I do love the one I have, but I always like to see others.

[@debbykidd9813]

You're back🎉 I hope you are well! I was just talking about getting peaches this week!

[@reallifewithali]

Thanks! I am doing well. So glad the kids are back in school! 🤣

[@gaild9003]

Awesome to see you again! ❤ Thanks for a great video! I hope to can some peaches soon! I hope you'll show some other food preservation methods too - corn, homemade spaghetti sauce, jelly fresh herbs, etc 😍

[@reallifewithali]

Thanks! I’m working on spaghetti sauce right now! I haven’t done corn before, but I’ve thought about it. 🤔

[@gaild9003]

@reallifewithali my mom used to freeze sweet corn every year. It tasted sooo yummy in the winter. She canned or froze everything she possibly could from her and dad's huge garden, plus fruit from the orchard and deer meat. I miss that wonderful food! I appreciate your video so much - it gave me confidence to try canning peaches on my own 💜

[@playingthemomgame]

I’m drooling over all those freshly picked peaches on your counter!!! This video really makes the process look simple for someone who has never canned (like myself). I also didn’t know there were clingy and non-clingy peaches. How long would you say that whole process takes?

[@reallifewithali]

The time depends on a few things, but I would say for 7 quarts size jars the total time would be about 2-3hrs. It depends on the size of your peaches. When they are big, you aren’t spending as much time peeling and can fit fewer peaches into a jar.

[@kittyfacelawl1062]

This is a great tutorial! I just bought a water bath canner and am planning on making some canned goods for Christmas this year! My best friend loves peaches so I can't wait to make these for them!

[@reallifewithali]

@@kittyfacelawl1062Yay! Giving away canned goods for Christmas is so generous! 😉

[@thestrugglingperfectionist]

Ali! You’re back! Thanks for the tutorial. I ❤ how thorough you explain everything. I’m scared to can (and I don’t have anything to can lol), but this was awesome. If you have any tips for like a ton of basil, I’m all ears lol. Why did I plant two basil plants?!

[@reallifewithali]

Thank you! You can borrow a canner from a friend and go to the farmers market to get the produce you need. It's so worth it! It is a little bit of an investment in the beginning because you have to purchase jars, but again, it's worth it to me. I have like 6 basil plants! Haha. And I haven't done anything with them yet. 🤦🏻‍♀ Pesto is one of my favorite things to preserve with basil. I just put it in tiny jars or in a ziplock bag and freeze I also have a yummy tomato basil soup I make and freeze. I also just dry it! Wash it and lay it out on a towel to dry thoroughly. Lay them on a cookie sheet and bake at 200 degrees or the lowest your oven with go for about 1-3 hours. Flip them every 45 mins or so so they dry evenly.

[@thestrugglingperfectionist]

I never even thought 💭 of drying them, omg! Duh! Ok, next tutorial is how you make pesto, because I’ve been thinking of doing that. 😁

[@2Mushy]

Thank you! We just followed your video step by step and I think it was a success!

[@reallifewithali]

@@2MushyYou’re welcome!

[@carmellamattie8587]

thanks so much! I've watched your video about 12 times today just to be sure I'm getting it right. Thanks for such an easy to follow video!

[@reallifewithali]

You're welcome! I'd love to hear how it turns out!

[@stupidloopinfinite4768]

I know right, me too! I kept running it back for the part when the jars go into the canner. I was worried the canner would boil over with an inch of water over the top, with quarts, but amazingly they don't!

[@Slide-A-Jar]

Love this. Getting ready to can peaches once again and I like to see other people do it as well. It’s my favorite thing to can. Thank you for the tutorial

[@reallifewithali]

Thanks! Good luck with your canning. 😋

[@Slide-A-Jar]

@@reallifewithalithank you. We were given 2 5 gallon buckets by one of our neighbors, a friend of mine is letting me pick some from his orchard and I have one overflowing tree as well. Will be very busy this weekend. ❤

[@reallifewithali]

@@Slide-A-Jar Yes you will! Do you plan to can all of them? Or will you be making jam or freezing them? Or something else?

[@BobbieXxoo]

I make homemade vanilla and the channel I watch uses the pits to make almond tasting extract. I haven’t done it but they swear by it! ❤

[@reallifewithali]

@@BobbieXxoo That sounds pretty cool!

[@franklin76]

Glad you recovered from covid & thanks for help this newcomer. 🇱🇷

[@reallifewithali]

@@franklin76 Thanks for watching!

[@debrabahr9569]

Fantastic video! Very professional, and precise instructions. Can’t wait to start. Could you consider attaching a link with written instructions, recipe, supplies needed?

[@reallifewithali]

Thank you! I'm glad it is helpful. I will see if I can put together written instructions.

[@zoilahernandez6365]

You are excellent teacher 🎉

[@reallifewithali]

@@zoilahernandez6365 Thank you. ❤️

[@lauraatterbury]

Thanks for this! I want to learn to can and this will be a great start!

[@reallifewithali]

You’re welcome! Good luck! It becomes addicting. 😆

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

Thanks a lot!

[@reallifewithali]

Thank you!

[@pharris6314]

Great video explained very well

[@reallifewithali]

@@pharris6314 Thank you!

[@michellemarone7497]

This is great information. Thanks

[@reallifewithali]

You’re welcome!

[@lola9343]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@reallifewithali]

@@lola9343 You’re welcome!

[@ALPHAJACK78]

Great video, great tutorial I thought I left a message or comment earlier but I don't see it, but anyway thank you for this and I'm going to do it tomorrow just curious if you ever put a cinnamon stick in the jars? Thought it would add a little extra flavor

[@reallifewithali]

@@ALPHAJACK78 Thanks! Good luck! No, I haven’t ever added a cinnamon stick. Sounds yummy. 😋

[@lisav018]

I didn’t know you could use a water bath canner on glass top stoves! I’m going to try canning peaches next summer. Thanks!

[@reallifewithali]

Sure! I have heard that it could possibly damage it, but I have never had a problem. 🤷🏻‍♀ I just wanted to give you that heads up! I did find this article that looked helpful in deciding: www.simplycanning.com/canning-on-a-glass-top-stove/

[@lisav018]

@@reallifewithali thanks!

[@maxloveless]

Do you santize the lids in the dishwasher too?

[@reallifewithali]

No, I don't. It is recommended now to not sanitize or heat them. It is recommended to wash them in soapy water, but I don't even do that.

[@JulieGramm]

Do you have a video for canning pears as well?

[@reallifewithali]

@@JulieGramm I don’t, but I was considering making one this year.

[@bleznfavrd5614]

Love the video.. what kind of peaches are you using?

[@reallifewithali]

@@bleznfavrd5614 Thank you! I really wish I knew what kind of peaches we grow. We have tried hard to figure it out, but we don’t know. Sorry!

[@kat1963]

I peeled and pitted my peaches into a colander over a pot. There was a lot of juice in the pot when I was done. Is it safe to freeze this juice and then replace equal parts of juice for water in your syrup next time I can? I think this would give the canned peaches a robust peachy flavor.😊

[@reallifewithali]

@@kat1963 That’s a really good question and a good idea! I wish I knew the answer, but I don’t. I can’t imagine it not being okay. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@bednarczyk]

Great video. As a 100% beginner I’m still trying to understand the “why’s” of the process which a lot of videos seem to miss. Why sugar syrup? What’s the purpose and if I prefer them not sweetened additionally is that possible? Why the blanching? Just to remove the skin? Could I peel it otherwise if I wanted to skip that step? Can I just use a regular non-canner pot? Etc. Just something to possibly add to a future remake of the video. But thanks for explaining the process really well. If I didn’t care to understand more, this is all I would need.

[@reallifewithali]

@@bednarczyk Thank you for your feedback. Yes you could can peaches without sugar and just use water. You blanch them to make it easier for the peels to come off. I thought I mentioned that, but maybe I didn’t. 🤷🏻‍♀️ So you could skip that step and peel them without blanching, but it will likely take longer. And yes, you can use a stockpot as long as the jars are covered by 1-2” of water and there is a rack on the bottom of the pot so the jars don’t sit on the bottom. I hope that helps!

[@bednarczyk]

@@reallifewithali Totally helps, thanks! You did mention the blanching one, I just wasn't sure if the only reason was for peeling or if it had other benefits.

[@donnamaemoses9325]

Do you put the lemon juice in each jar or in the syrup??

[@reallifewithali]

I don't put lemon juice in my peaches, but if I were to, I would put it directly in the jar before adding the peaches and the juice. I hope that helps!

[@tomatencio9223]

I really enjoyed this video until the end. Now I am so confused I doubt I will try to can peaches. At the end you pulled the jars out of the boiling water and set them on a towel to cool. The next thing you showed was the rings off. One person comented that you are not suppose to store them with the rings on. You answered that you remove them, wash them, then put them back on. I thought the lid sealed it so it creates a vaccum? If you remove the lid there cannot be a vaccum. I am so confused. As I said, I wanted to try this but I got lost.

[@reallifewithali]

@@tomatencio9223 I am sorry for the confusion. The rings are not the same thing as the lid. The ring is just what holds the lid in place when you process them in the water bath. The lid is what seals and creates a vacuum. Which means that the ring is no longer of any use. So if you remove the ring after processing, you still have the sealed lid on the jar. I hope that makes sense.

[@badgirl44654]

It’s called a headspace measuring tool.

[@reallifewithali]

@@badgirl44654 Thanks!

[@maryaliceremus2626]

Add 1/2 tsp lemon juice

[@reallifewithali]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@stupidloopinfinite4768]

Thank you, it's hard to find a recipe where steps aren't skipped or kids aren't running around in the video, or they aren't doing multi canning, ect. Oh my goodness, I was about to give up on it, but there was one other one I was gonna try. Anyway, just wanted a straight forward peach canning recipe. It's been years since I've canned growing up, and just getting back into it. The video goes a bit fast, but I can pause it and write it down, lol.

[@reallifewithali]

@@stupidloopinfinite4768 I’m glad it’s helpful!

[@stupidloopinfinite4768]

@@reallifewithali yes it was, thank you! I got 7 pints water bathed yesterday, and just took 6 qts out of the water bath canner, a few minutes ago. The pints look beautiful and all sealed! Thank you again, and God bless. I'm hearing the jars ping, as I'm sitting here, woohoo! Oh, and I was nervous about water bathing quarts in the water bath canner, but I kept looking at your video, and running back. Thanks for showing how full it needed to be with your finger, and how it needs to boil, plus how it looks when it's at a rolling boiling. Thank you so much for adding that! It really helped, because I didn't think it was gonna be able to water bath quarts, without them boiling over, but it did! Amazingly! I can't say thank you enough, very through tutorial, you thought of EVERYTHING a beginner canner would need to know, will definitely recommend it to others.

[@reallifewithali]

@@stupidloopinfinite4768 Yay! ❤️

[@badgirl44654]

With all the empty space at the bottom of your jar you aren’t packing them in tightly enough. They don’t recommend that you boil the lids anymore.

[@reallifewithali]

@@badgirl44654 Thank you. I recently started to not boil the lids because I read about it somewhere.

[@sunflowersue5112]

You're not supposed to store your canned goods with the rings on. You can get a false seal that way.

[@reallifewithali]

@@sunflowersue5112 I always take them off, check the seal, wash and dry them, then put them back on.

[@franklin76]

You should NEVER aim blade towards your hand. Otherwise, great info.

[@reallifewithali]

@@franklin76 Yeah, I do know that. I guess I’m a rebel. 😜