Brandied Peaches and Cream

Every August my grandmother used to fill squadrons of Mason jars with her famous peach butter. Unfortunately, the recipe existed only in her head, but I watched closely enough to be able to almost duplicate it years later. Luscious, tree-ripened peaches are sold for a song at roadside stands on the East End of Long Island late in the summer and surely in many other regions as well. I realize that few modern cooks share my enthusiasm for canning and preserving, so this will be a very abbrevi