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Peaches

Nightowlz — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 03:27:13 GMT

Yum!!! Wish we could get peaches sooner but they are never available until late July or Aug. DH picked up 2 cases this morning.

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kate2357 — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 03:40:31 GMT

@Nightowlz

Nice haul of peaches. What will you do with your peaches?

The peaches here in WA have been good this year. Sweet and juicy. I made a brown sugar peach crumble tart for dessert today and it turned out really good because the peaches were so good.

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Nightowlz — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 04:05:24 GMT

@kate2357

I will be eating them for lunch & dinner as soon as they get ripe. DH said he was going to make peach cobbler.

We will take some over to my MIL. I'm sure my SIL will make a pie or cobbler with some of them.

I will also freeze some to use in smoothies.

I like the peaches from Cunningham's out of CO. best so will wait for them to make some ice cream. They won't be available for almost a month. They are large juicy peaches.

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KathyM23 — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 05:13:48 GMT

We have been eating white peaches for the last couple weeks. They have been sweet and juicy. Really good.

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Spacrazy — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 05:31:22 GMT

@KathyM23 : Yum, that sounds so good. I've heard there are white peaches in our area but I've just never gone around looking for them but I think I'll get some this weekend.

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ScrapHappy — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:19:31 GMT

I live in GA. NO local GA peaches in my grocery store this year. 90% of crops lost to the freeze. Problem with fresh corn too. Can't find it anywhere. Asked employee at grocery store yesterday and she said they just haven't gotten any.

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On It — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:34:24 GMT

@Nightowlz The peaches are beautiful. They take me back in time. My grandmother had an orchard with multiple peach trees. She made cobbler and fried (hand) pies. She sliced and packaged and froze them. They were in square plastic containers. Finally, she made peach preserves and peach jelly. Peaches that make it to grocery stores do not have that fresh-off-the-tree taste.

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wagirl — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:43:08 GMT

@kate2357 ---I am in WA state too and yes the peaches, black cherries and other stone fruit has been very good.

I am in Woodinville, NE of Seattle. @kate2357 where do you live?

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SouthernBee — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:53:05 GMT

@ScrapHappy : I live in Georgia and upset by the no peaches,but like to snack on the fresh peaches.I have plenty in the freezer.DH goes every year to Pearson Peach Farm in Ft.Valley ,Georgia. This is a tradition for over 20 years. Started going to Reynolds , Georgia but that farm closed down because of covid and stayed closed.

@ScrapHappy wrote:
I live in GA. NO local GA peaches in my grocery store this year. 90% of crops lost to the freeze. Problem with fresh corn too. Can't find it anywhere. Asked employee at grocery store yesterday and she said they just haven't gotten any.

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drizzellla — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:12:04 GMT

Not sure where the peaches are from, that we have been getting at our grocery stores this year. But everyone has been a winner.

Generally we stopped buying peaches at the grocery store. It was either rock hard or mealy. But every peach we bought this year has been nice and juicy.

We have been ending every meal with a bowl of peaches and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I also want to comment all the fruit this year has been so good. The cherries, watermelon, strawberries are making such a tasty fruit salad. I make a fruit salad everyday.

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kate2357 — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:10:24 GMT

@wagirl

Magnolia.

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Nightowlz — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 19:54:25 GMT

@SouthernBee wrote:
@ScrapHappy : I live in Georgia and upset by the no peaches,but like to snack on the fresh peaches.I have plenty in the freezer.DH goes every year to Pearson Peach Farm in Ft.Valley ,Georgia. This is a tradition for over 20 years. Started going to Reynolds , Georgia but that farm closed down because of covid and stayed closed.
@ScrapHappy wrote:
I live in GA. NO local GA peaches in my grocery store this year. 90% of crops lost to the freeze. Problem with fresh corn too. Can't find it anywhere. Asked employee at grocery store yesterday and she said they just haven't gotten any.

@SouthernBee

I read about the Ga peaches this year. One business bought peaches from some place else to stay open but another said they are not doing that.

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SouthernBee — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:17:56 GMT

@Nightowlz : DH called our place and decided not to make the trip this year. I have 12 containers in the freezer.

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Nightowlz — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:27:14 GMT

@SouthernBee wrote:
@Nightowlz : DH called our place and decided not to make the trip this year. I have 12 containers in the freezer.

@SouthernBee

Glad you have some left in the freezer. I wouldn't be very happy if the peach truck didn't show up? They are so good. Wish they were available year round. They will be here every weeked until 1st weekend of Sept.

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SouthernBee — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:34:11 GMT

@Nightowlz : Enjoy your peaches.

We normally purchase 2 cases: one to eat and one to freeze.

DH said praying next year will be good and will purchase 3 cases and just the two of us.😀

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katie1859 — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:54:13 GMT

I'm in Illinois and picked peaches yesterday. 2 big bags and so delicious. Freshly sliced with morning cereal or with vanilla ice cream ")

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Shihtzursqmom — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 21:41:15 GMT

I picked up peaches from a local orchard yesterday not far from our house they are delicious