Spiced Peaches
When I was a child, every holiday meal included whole spiced peaches. They were nothing special. Mother bought them at the grocery store. They came in a jar with a green label (Dole? Del Monte?). Mother put them on the table as part of the relish tray.
Several years ago in a moment of nostalgia, I decided I wanted spiced peaches. Well, good luck with that. Yes, they can still be bought but not at any grocery in my town. I found a recipe that is sufficiently similar to what mother used to serve. However, finding the main ingredient, canned peaches, isn’t so easy. I had to use peach halves instead of whole peaches.
Last night, I decided I wanted to make spiced peaches for Thanksgiving. Peach halves in syrup are very hard to find, but peach halves in pear juice are plentiful. (Why in pear juice?)
Below is the recipe. What is your opinion of using peaches in pear juice instead of peaches in syrup? Is it going to be a bust? Is the pear juice too different to make the recipe work?
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