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post #1 of 20
9/2/11 at 4:24am
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Good morning!

This afternoon after work, I'm meeting Rick in town and we're going to run errands. One of our stops will be at a local farm so that we can buy peaches. I will either freeze them, or, if I get brave enough, I may try to can spiced peaches. I have to make three peach pies for our Labor Day picnic on Monday. Rick has requested peach pie for our dessert.

So my question this morning is: What's your favorite way to eat a peach? Do you like them fresh, right off the tree? How about peach cobbler? Or peach pie? Or peach ice cream? Or all of the above?
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post #2 of 20
9/2/11 at 4:45am
Just a regular old peach chilled in the fridge. I have this weird thing about eating warm mushy fruit so any and all fruit I eat must be out of the fridge and super cold. Im not a pie person either but if the peaches are cut right I will eat peach cobbler.
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post #3 of 20
9/2/11 at 4:49am
All of the above... but peach cobbler with a little vanilla ice cream would be my favorite!!
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post #4 of 20
9/2/11 at 4:50am
I also like just a regular peach out of the fridge too . I don't eat pie or cobblers.
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post #5 of 20
9/2/11 at 5:04am
I'd say just a regular peach as well, but not right out of the fridge. I have pretty sensitive teeth, so it needs to sit out for a bit.
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post #6 of 20
9/2/11 at 6:49am
I love fresh cold peaches straight out of the fridge, too, but a while back a tried a recipe for peaches pitted and halved, stuffed with mascarpone cheese, honey, walnuts and baked. It was out of this world delicious.
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post #7 of 20
9/2/11 at 8:32am
I love peaches. My favourite is peach pie.
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post #8 of 20
9/2/11 at 8:51am
I love peaches and will even eat canned peaches. Favourite is fresh, cut into thick slices with a bit of salt sprinkled on. Of course I wouldn't turn down a bowl of fresh sliced with cream and sugar either, or any preparation..........waiting for the good ones to hit the stores.
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post #9 of 20
9/2/11 at 8:52am
Hot peach cobbler!

Dad loved it so much, Mom would make hers in the largest pan she had - the one that could hold a 20lb turkey. And none of it went to waste.

Waist, however...
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post #10 of 20
9/2/11 at 9:36am
Oh no. Now I want peaches. My new favorite dessert is a fruit crumble! Takes only a couple of minutes to make and it's SO good!

I top the pan of fruit with this crumble topping (I've added the ground nuts to the recipe, they make it taste so rich!):

1 cup oats
1 cup ground nuts (half almonds & half pecans is my favorite)
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup cane sugar
mix together - it will be lumpy and crumbly
sprinkle on sliced/chopped fruit and bake at 350F for 30 minutes
top with whipped cream if you want, but it's not necessary

Almost any fruit works: berries, apples, nectarines. I made an apple and strawberry crumble yesterday; that's what we had in the garden. Caution: don't use more than 1/4 raspberries/blackberries it will be too seedy, so throw in more strawberries, peaches, apples, blueberries...
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post #11 of 20
9/2/11 at 10:29am
I prefer them canned (home canned) and I eat them over a bed of cottage cheese.
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post #12 of 20
9/2/11 at 12:21pm
I like peaches as they are, room temp, and I take a paring knife and cut off pieces, usually standing over the sink. I hate biting things, so the knife way is the only way.

This summer I've been into peaches and nectarines, and I'm really not much of a fruit person. But if I'm at the store, I'll pick up a peach and smell it, and if it doesn't smell much or at all, put it back, smell a few more, if I can't find one that smells really peachy, then I don't get one. I'd read that it's best to buy peaches by smell rather than by firmness/softness. If they don't smell, they won't taste like much either. But if I do smell a peachy peach, then I'll get one. Gosh, I'm picky about my peaches, aren't I?
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post #13 of 20
9/2/11 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by morningrl View Post
All of the above... but peach cobbler with a little vanilla ice cream would be my favorite!!
Join at this option!...
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post #14 of 20
9/2/11 at 5:16pm
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Originally Posted by Winchester View Post
Good morning!

This afternoon after work, I'm meeting Rick in town and we're going to run errands. One of our stops will be at a local farm so that we can buy peaches. I will either freeze them, or, if I get brave enough, I may try to can spiced peaches. I have to make three peach pies for our Labor Day picnic on Monday. Rick has requested peach pie for our dessert.

So my question this morning is: What's your favorite way to eat a peach? Do you like them fresh, right off the tree? How about peach cobbler? Or peach pie? Or peach ice cream? Or all of the above?
I would say peach pie is my favorite . Can I come to your Labor Day picnic and get some peach pie ?
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post #15 of 20
9/2/11 at 6:45pm
A regular peach, but not out of the fridge. I don't like them cold
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post #16 of 20
9/2/11 at 6:54pm
I was never a peach person... couldn't stand them growing up. we even had a tree. But a couple years ago, I had a can of them (I know, not the same as fresh, but still), and was itching for something sweet. I have a book on cooking for one person with a recipe for a recipe for fruit cobbler for one. I figured, what the heck, right?

It's the only way I'll eat them.
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post #17 of 20
9/3/11 at 7:56am
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Originally Posted by SwampWitch View Post
Oh no. Now I want peaches. My new favorite dessert is a fruit crumble! Takes only a couple of minutes to make and it's SO good!

I top the pan of fruit with this crumble topping (I've added the ground nuts to the recipe, they make it taste so rich!):

1 cup oats
1 cup ground nuts (half almonds & half pecans is my favorite)
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup cane sugar
mix together - it will be lumpy and crumbly
sprinkle on sliced/chopped fruit and bake at 350F for 30 minutes
top with whipped cream if you want, but it's not necessary

Almost any fruit works: berries, apples, nectarines. I made an apple and strawberry crumble yesterday; that's what we had in the garden. Caution: don't use more than 1/4 raspberries/blackberries it will be too seedy, so throw in more strawberries, peaches, apples, blueberries...
That sounds awesome! I love a blackberry cobbler with ice cream but it does get seedy. I'm going to have to try this. For the oats can you just use oatmeal?

I can't eat a whole peach because of the fuzzy skin. To me, it's like nails on a chalkboard are to some people...I can't stand it! Now skinned and sliced is another story.
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post #18 of 20
9/3/11 at 8:01am
I had a deliciously juicy peach for breakfast this morning and plan to buy some more today. Mmmm, nothing beats fresh, in-season local peaches! I prefer to eat them whole and fresh, but also enjoy canned peaches in a cobbler.
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post #19 of 20
9/3/11 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by calico2222 View Post
That sounds awesome! I love a blackberry cobbler with ice cream but it does get seedy. I'm going to have to try this. For the oats can you just use oatmeal?

I can't eat a whole peach because of the fuzzy skin. To me, it's like nails on a chalkboard are to some people...I can't stand it! Now skinned and sliced is another story.
Use 1 cup quick-cooking oats, or use 1/2 cup flour with 1/2 cup long-cooking oats. I made this recipe for my sister who isn't supposed to eat gluten and it worked great.

You can use only long-cooking oats (and no flour), but first put 1/2 cup of it into the blender until it's fine like flour. Made this yesterday and all of us had 2-3 helpings for dessert. Oink!
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post #20 of 20
9/3/11 at 3:29pm
Any of the above. If you love peach pie, but cannot bake a proper one, Schwann's, the food delivery company has the best I have ever had. YUM!
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