Here in the upstate of SC are many peach orchards that make us the second largest peach producing state (after California). When my big boys were growing up in Spartanburg, it was a right of passage to work at one of them in the summer, mostly packing the fruit for shipping. I have always thought of peaches as delicate fruits since they bruise fairly easily and have a short span of perfection, unlike an apple which can stay edible for a long time. Peaches can be sliced and frozen, blended and added to baked recipes (peach bread), baked in a pie or cobbler, but I think why waste a delicious peach by cooking it! I like to slip the skin off after dipping it for a sec in boiling water and eating it as is. One of the pleasures of summer.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Peach Season
Here in the upstate of SC are many peach orchards that make us the second largest peach producing state (after California). When my big boys were growing up in Spartanburg, it was a right of passage to work at one of them in the summer, mostly packing the fruit for shipping. I have always thought of peaches as delicate fruits since they bruise fairly easily and have a short span of perfection, unlike an apple which can stay edible for a long time. Peaches can be sliced and frozen, blended and added to baked recipes (peach bread), baked in a pie or cobbler, but I think why waste a delicious peach by cooking it! I like to slip the skin off after dipping it for a sec in boiling water and eating it as is. One of the pleasures of summer.
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There is nothing better than a SC peach in mid summer!!!
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