Slip skins from peaches

Insert a clove in each peach

Make a cloth bag to hold remaining spices and tie with a clean cotton string

Combine vinegar, water, and sugar

Bring to a boil

Add spice bag

Cook peaches in this juice, a few at a time until tender to the touch of a fork (no more than 5 minutes usually)

As soon as peaches are cooked, place them in hot sterilized jars

Once you've cooked all the peaches, reduce juice by half

Pour over peaches

Place one stick of cinnamon in each jar

Wipe rim with clean cloth

Seal

Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes

Makes 3 quarts.