8 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar
1 ounce stick cinnamon
3 blades mace
whole cloves

Tie the cinnamon and mace in a cheesecloth bag. Make a syrup of sugar and vinegar and boil for 5 minutes with the spices.

Peel whole peaches. Stick 4 or 5 cloves into each peach. Pack into wide-mouthed jars.

Pour syrup over them to cover and up to within 1/2 inch of top of jar.

Adjust lids. Process quart jars 20 minutes in a boiling water bath.