HOMEMADE ELBERTA PEACH CORDIAL

While  most  everyone  is  thinking  

about  apples  in  Fall,

here  in  the  Northeast  the  

ELBERTA  PEACHES  have  just  

finished  their  peak.


My  five  year  old  tree  produced  

better  than  a  hundred  pounds  

even  after  being  pruned  hard  in  late  winter.

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Elbertas  are  fabulous 
 
eaten  fresh.  The  stones  

pop  right  out  and  their 

perfume  fills  the  house.

Still,  they  can  

NEVER   EVER

compare  with  a  peach  

grown  in  Georgia .

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I 've   Grilled  Elberta's,  

Pied Elbertas,  Jammed,  

Ice  Creamed  and  Baked  

Elbertas,  added  Ginger  to  

them  and   even  Chutneyed  

Elbertas  ...  no matter what  I did

to  them,  their  flavor   always 

vanished  in  the  process !

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I  only  know  of 
 
THREE  THINGS  

to  successfully  do  

with  Elbertas :  


1.  Enjoy  as  many  FRESH  

as  you  can  stand 


2.  delight  your  neighbors 

and  friends  with  bags  of  

them ...  and  ...  


3.  make  

PEACH  
CORDIAL

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• Thinly  slice  peaches  and  drop  into  clean  glass  jars  that  have  fitted  lids.  Adding  one  pit  to  each  jar  adds  a  nutty  flavor.

• Add  Two or  Three  Tablespoons  of  Wildflower  Honey  to  each  jar.

• Fill  jars  with  VODKA  and  screw  on  lid. 

• Place  in  darkness  at  room  temperature  for  a  few  months,  shaking  the  jar  occasionally.
  

• Strain  through  colander  and  mash  fruit  to  extract  as  much  liquid  as  possible.
  

• Allow  remaining  solids  to  settle  on  bottom  and  strain  again  through  coffee  filter.
  

• Adjust  sweetness  by  adding  homemade  sugar  syrup  or  more  honey.
  

• Drink  straight, or make Peach Sidecars, or pour over ice cream or other desserts.

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CIN  CIN   ~   L'CHAIM   ~   NA ZDROVIE   


SLAINTE   ~   SEI  GESUND   ~  SANTE  


SALUTE   ~   SKOL   ~   CHEERS   


A'KALE  MA'LUNA   ~   KIPPIS   ~    PROSIT