Return of one of my favorite things

I had a jar of Pickled Spiced Peaches in my pantry last year and I had no recollection of how they got there. I am sure I bought them somewhere, but where?  Anyhoo, I broke them open and, my oh my!  It was like nectar of the Gods.  It was the perfect contrast of sweet, tart, spicy and juicy.  It was perfect, is what it was. So I searched high and low.  I searched near and far.  I even got smart and scoped out their website.  They claimed that the closest grocery store to me is about 300 miles away and it's a chain I have never been in. Hmmmpph.

I let it go.  I assumed that I had picked them up when traveling sometime and the likelyhood of running across these little gems was zilch.

And what happened yesterday, I ask you?  Do you think I was at one of my favorite stores and ran across these Pickled Spiced Peachy little wonders?  Yes indeedy!  There they were.  Cases of them standing at the end of the cat food aisle. (Not exactly where I would market jars and jars of peaches, but there they were)

So I snagged 2 jars this time.

This is what the old jar looked like.  The new one is squatter and fatter.  I am beside myself to open one of them up and find something to go with them.

Last jar of these started out as a side dish for a pork loin and it was fabulous.  And then I started pouring out the juice and some of the peaches on yogurt and on cottage cheese.  This is one of those awesome things that people say you could put on a turd and you would love it.  I, myself, will not be mixing turds in with my fabulous Pickled Spiced Peaches.

On the website they have recipes using their products and here is the one recipe they have starring the peaches.

Pickled Peach Salad

Ingredients:

-3 oz. Packaged orange jello
-1 cup of boiling water
-22 oz. Jar of Pomona Sunshine Pickled Peaches undrained
-cup finely chopped celery
-cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; set aside. Drain peaches, reserving 2/3 cup juice. Add peach juice to gelatin mixture and stir well. Coarsely chop the peaches and add with the celery and nuts to the gelatin mixture. Pour into individual molds. Serve with dressing of pineapple yogurt with a little cool whip and miracle whip added in.

I might even give this recipe a test drive and see.  I bet it would be better in apricot jello rather than boring orange.

Don't you just love finding unexpected little treasures like that?  It sure made my day!