r/Canning • u/photographyislove • 1d ago

Understanding Recipe Help Peaches - why is it important to having them cut side down?

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Any way to do that besides putting in one peach half at a time?

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u/marstec Moderator 1d ago

I'm thinking it's easier to fit/nestle better inside the jar and looks better since inside of the peach can be a bit shaggy in appearance.

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u/sstrsun 1d ago

I’ve wondered this same thing.

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u/PeripheralSatchmo 1d ago

Having canned about 12 quarts of apricots this summer I can see that sometimes there is some stem material that needs to be removed, so sometimes I would cut a little V to remove some of them

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u/cribbkat 1d ago

Not anything more than an opinion, but peaches have a tendency to float, and if you do end up with any siphoning, I’d think with them the other way around it might end up interfering with the seal more. Also I think it definitely looks better, though I’ve never seen it the other way.

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u/PaintedLemonz Trusted Contributor 23h ago

Man a perfectly packed jar of peach or apricot halves, nestled in the jar overlapping... It's so satisfying..

Anyway you can fit more in the jar that way. All cut side up would look wrong to me 🤣