One of the many people I gave fruit to recently brought me a can of PICKLED PEACHES!!! I had never heard of such a thing in my whole life. SHe used the small, whole peaches and said cling peaches are better for this. She said her mom always made them with not-quite ripe peaches but she prefers ripe ones.
At first taste, I wasn’t sold. It really takes some getting used to. But after I ate a couple I really came around…I’m now a big fan! It’s not something I’d sit around and eat large quantities of, but they are a good little snack. I don’t have the recipe but to my tastes, they are a lot like home made bread and butter pickles in terms of flavor, except of course they are peaches!
Anyone ever heard of such a thing? THis might be worth looking into for some of you- its much better than it sounds!
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I’ve not heard of them and like you my first reaction is that of skepticism. However if you can pickle watermelon rind maybe there is something to it. Lol
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I haven’t tried pickled peaches but I’ve made pickled quinces and they were delicious. I can see this working with under-ripe peaches. The recipe is by a British chef Nigel Slater, hence the metrics.
750ml cider vinegar
400g golden granulated sugar
3 medium-sized quinces or 4 smaller ones
12 juniper berries
8 black peppercorns
a bay leaf
Pour the vinegar into a stainless-steel pan. Add the golden sugar, juniper berries, black peppercorns and bay leaf and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down to a merry simmer.
Peel, halve and core the quinces, cutting them into six lengthways. Lower the quince into the simmering vinegar and leave the fruit to cook for 15-25 minutes, until it is soft enough to pierce effortlessly with a skewer.
Lift the soft fruits out with a draining spoon and lower them into clean storage jars. Pour over the liquor, then seal and leave to cool. They will keep for several weeks.
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I always make canned watermelons and they’re delicious to me but not to everyone.
Do you make your watermelon crispy with lime? when I try they turn chalky.
Aren’t pickled plums a huge thing? I really want to try koolaide pickles this year and see how that turns out.
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Yea, lots of ways to use green plums, even almond fruit.
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I would suspect most are interchangeable just have to pick the green fruit at the right stage.
I grew up on a small fruit farm in the era when everyone canned since home freezers were not available. I was born in 1941. My mother made great pickled peaches. They were canned whole with the pits in. Not sure if they were green but they were small. We had plenty of peaches and if they were ripe when pickled they would have been large. My dad knew how to grow peaches, apples, prunes and cherries.
I have no idea how she pickled them but I sure ate a lot of them!
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Pickled peaches are wonderful for a snack, my mother-in-law use to make some very tasty ones.
Pickled watermelon rind is very good too.
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I’ll have to try the other fruits. I pickle avocados and they’re great. Fridge pickles though