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Maple Sugar Peach Cobbler

September 22, 2019 | Recipes, Sweet

Maple Sugar Peach Cobbler

Three years ago I planted a couple of peach trees near our house in Vermont. I wasn’t sure they would fruit as we’re at 1500 feet and winters up here can be brutal. These were rated for zone 4, the absolute top of what I can safely plant. They hung on for the last few years, giving us beautiful spring blossoms but no fruit. Then this summer, they absolutely exploded with gorgeous,

Peaches in maple whiskey syrup

September 8, 2019 | Featured Recipe, Recipes, Sweet

Peaches Canned in Maple Whiskey Syrup

We have had an exceptional peach season here in Vermont! This is the first time my trees really produced and the branches are bent right to the ground. I was worried the tree might break so I picked a bunch of peaches to remove some of the weight. Naturally I found a way to preserve them with maple syrup!

Assemble:

10-12 pounds of peaches

2 cups of water

2 1/2 cups maple sugar

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 vanilla bean

1/3 cup of whiskey

First,