Mei Kwei Tao

Ingredients

50 peaches
2 lb sugar
1 c water
1 pt vinegar
1 tb salt

Instructions

Red roses Cloves Boil sugar, vinegar, water and salt for 20 minutes. Dip peaches in hot water for three minutes, then rub off fur with a towel. Place on the stem of each peach a red rose. Stick four cloves through rose on to the peach. Cook rosed peaches in syrup until soft.