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Preserving summer fruits: apricot vs peach?

19th August 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

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I cannot make up my mind: apricot vs peach !

Preserving summer fruits apricots vs peaches

August is when the summer fruits are at their peak, and supermarkets start to sell large crates for only a few euro.

It is crazy, but I just can’t resist buying them!

We like to eat a lot of fruits; however, the quantity is such that I need to preserve some.

There is always a weekend project going on this time of the year, I just finished with the Nocino, now I am starting with Jam, and in few weeks, it will be time for canning tomatoes.

August is when the summer fruits are at their peak, and supermarkets start to sell large crates for only a few euro. 	  It is crazy, but I just can’t resist buying them!

Whatever I am preserving I like to use my special stamp carved in stone.

I bought it in Japan in 1981, planning to use it as ex-libris, a bookplate to catalogue my library.

It is now my ex-jam, a plate to catalogue my pantry.

homemade jam labels

A dragon is carved in stone on the handle and the box cover. It has my initials LG (Giunta my maiden name) amazingly the ink is not dry and I can still use the original mix.

The recipes for my jams are also coming from an old book written by a nun. They are old recipes and simply made with sugar and no additives.

Not even pectin.

Nocino and apricot jam

There is nothing wrong or dangerous with using pectin as it is just an apple extract.

It is used just to thicken the jam faster, but it does not add any flavour.

Each fruit has its own amount of pectin, so as long as you cook it for a sufficiently long period of time, the jam will thicken anyway.

jam labels stagram

Last year I posted an article about Peach Jam, I also wrote a crostata recipe to use with it (you will find it here).

This year, I am covering apricot jam, my favourite is to have it for breakfast on a fresh homemade bread.

Bread and apricot jam

Apricot v Peach

While the peach jam has chunks of peaches, the apricot jam is sieved therefore smoother and creamy.  

homemade apricot jam

Due to its smooth consistency, this jam can also be used to deglaze fruit tarts, giving them a nice shine.

Almond and pear tart deglazed with apricot jam

Below you will find the recipes for apricot and peach jam (with canning best practices) and a cake:
Apricot jam cake with marshmallow frosting and pistachio.

I was hoping to have some for this winter, but it is finishing fast.

I may have to go back to the supermarket!

Apricot Jam Cake with Marshmallow Frosting and Pistachio

Apricot Jam Without Pectin

Jam! I Will Not Let The Peach Season End

Preserving summer fruits apricot vs peach

Filed Under: Canned & Jams, Cooking: special meals, What's Cooking Tagged With: canned, fruits, jam, preserves, Summer

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  1. Beth Neels

    19th August 2017 at 10:14 pm

    Apricot is by far my favorite! Alas, I have 4 peach trees and no apricots! Lovely post Laura! Í have made several jams without pectin. The only thing I don’t like is, like you say, the sugars get caramelized and they lose their bright color!

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  2. Elaine @ Dishes Delish

    20th August 2017 at 5:55 pm

    My mom used to make jams and jellies all the time. I never made them with her. I wish I had though. This was a great read Laura! I like peach better, but Christopher is partial to apricot!!

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