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 by dipping for 10-20 seconds in boiling water or until skin is easily removed.

Stick 4 or 5 cloves into each peach. Pack into wide-mouth jars. Pour syrup over peaches in jar to cover leaving 1/2-inch headspace.

Adjust lids finger tight. Process for 25 minutes in a boiling water bath.