Microwave Peach Preserves
Ingredients
3 1/2 C. peeled & finely chopped peaches
1 can (1 lb. 4 oz.) crushed pineapple, unsweetened, drained
1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, chopped with liquid
7 1/2 C. white sugar
1 (6 oz.) bottle Certo liquid fruit pectin or 2 (3 oz.) pouches liquid pectin
Cooking Instructions
Combine peaches, pineapple, cherries with cherry liquid into a 4 or 5 quart casserole dish, covered for 5 minutes on high power in microwave oven. Then stir sugar in, leave uncovered. Cook on high power for 15 minutes. Mixture will start boiling, stir twice during cooking time. Stir in liquid pectin, cook on high for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally during cooling time. Pour into any size jars, seal with paraffin wax (optional).
"Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works." (Ecclesiastes 9:7)
