I just bought a 1/2 bushel of Michigan Red Haven peaches, and was wondering if anyone knows if I can just take the peaches and water and cook this down to a preserve-like state without using pectin and sugar. These peaches are so sweet and tasty I don't want to pollute the flavor with sugar if at all possible. I also want to give some to friends with diabetes and don't want then to have to worry about a sugar factor when eating. Will this work or will I just be cooking alot of good peaches down to mush? Any help would be appriciated, these babies are hitting peak flavor and time is becoming of the essense.