Relaxing Peach Lavender Jam

By Diane Hopson Smith
@DeeDee2011

The aroma that went through my house while making this was un-describable. I've been "jammin" this week and I have a half bushel of peaches I don't want to lose. As I searched for recipes to use my peaches I found this recipe and couldn't pass it by. I had the Dried Organic Lavender Flowers by Dean and Deluca that I won and I wondered how I would ever use them. Well thank you Dean and Deluca! And a big thanks to "Jammin From the Hearth" for this wonderful and relaxing jam recipe!

Pour yourself a cup of your favoite hot tea and spread this on a buttered English Muffin, relax and enjoy!

Rating:

★★★★★ 3 votes

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Serves:

made 8 1/2-pint

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Canning/Preserving

Ingredients

2 Tbsp: dried organic lavender flowers
1/2 c: boiling water
4 c: finely chopped peaches (i had a little more than 5 cups)
2 Tbsp: lemon juice
6 c: sugar
1/2 tsp: butter
1: 3-ounce pouch liquid pectin

How to Make Relaxing Peach Lavender Jam

Step-by-Step

1Start by sterilizing jars and lids. This takes a little while, so I start this 1st. I place my clean jars in my canner and cover with hot water. Bring this to a boil and boil for at least 10 minutes. Remove jars when ready to use. Pour some of the boiling water from jars back into canner and keep the water boiling so you will be ready to process jars of jam. In another small pot; sterilize lids in gently boiling water.
2Next boil about 3/4 cup water. I put water in a pyrex measuring cup and put it in the microwave for about 2 minutes. Pour off all but 1/2 cup of the water and add the Lavender. Let this steep for 20 minutes.
3Prepare fruit; chop fine. I use my food processer and it works great for chopping peaches. Just don't liquify the fruit. A little juice won't hurt.
4After 20 minutes, strain the liquid from the Lavender flowers into the pot that you will use to make your jam in. Add the peaches, lemon juice sugar and butter. (Butter helps reduce foaming) Over a medium high heat bring fruit mixture to a rolling boil. A rolling boil is a boil that you can not stir down with a spoon. Continue to boil fruit mixture 2 minute once it reaches a rolling boil, stirring continuously.
5Turn heat off; stir in pectin. Remove jars from canner onto a dry towel. Ladle fruit mixture into hot jars; cap with sterilized lid and tighten bands. Return to boiling water in canner and gently boil for 10 minutes. Remove and cool. After completely cooled, check seals and bands.