chataigner
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I'm after some suggestions for using peaches. After one of the worst (drought) summers for years, most of the garden has been a disaster, but our peach tree seems to have appreciated the conditions.
So far I've harvested 200 peaches that go say 5 - 6 to the kg : a tad smaller than the best supermarket ones, but a fair size just the same. Problem is, I've barely scratched the surface. There is at least the same again still on the tree and the ground is ankle deep in windfalls. They only keep for around 5 days...
I've made deserts, I've bottled a few dozen, I've frozen loads : around 10kg after blanching, skinning and stoning, so probably 15kg plus of fruit. I've given loads to the neighbours, but that route is limited, as is so often the case with garden produce we are not the only ones with a surfeit of peaches !
Any ideas that do not involve a lot of work ?
So far I've harvested 200 peaches that go say 5 - 6 to the kg : a tad smaller than the best supermarket ones, but a fair size just the same. Problem is, I've barely scratched the surface. There is at least the same again still on the tree and the ground is ankle deep in windfalls. They only keep for around 5 days...
I've made deserts, I've bottled a few dozen, I've frozen loads : around 10kg after blanching, skinning and stoning, so probably 15kg plus of fruit. I've given loads to the neighbours, but that route is limited, as is so often the case with garden produce we are not the only ones with a surfeit of peaches !
Any ideas that do not involve a lot of work ?
