I love when the peaches are in season in Michigan!! This post is a little late~ I bought this half bushel of peaches from our local farmers market about two weeks ago and made about seven pints of wonderful peach jam. The peaches were freestone and very sweet and juicy. If you purchase them make sure not to wait too long or you will have peaches that are too ripe. The aroma of peaches in the kitchen was absolutely awakening for me. It brought back the days of when the boys were young and I canned peaches, pears, applesauce, and tomato sauce. I did not have the luck of so much time, which I seemed to have back then. It's a good thing I made the jam when I did, since school and work are consuming me again. When I get my masters, I swear, I won't take on too many extras. I will come back to the times when I did much of my own canning and freezing, taking advantage of all the great things we can grow in our yard or purchase from a local farmer.
