Jim, two items of business....peaches and Sunset, Tx! First, I agree with you about those peaches. I traveled down your way this past weekend and passed through one of Oklahoma's peach spots, Stratford. I saw some stands open as well as some peaches still on the tree. We didn't stop this trip but will make a special trip down to buy some soon. Peaches have been hit and miss around these parts for a few years. My favorite is one within arms reach as well and almost to the point of just falling off the pit! I like them RIPE!:thumbsup:
2nd, My wife and I took my mother down to meet up with one of our daughters, who lives in Carrolton, to catch a flight out of DFW. After that we wanted to meet up with our youngest & her husband who's living in Abilene and going to college. Just so happens that they were going to be in Wichita Falls for the weekend so we shot up there before heading back home. I just realized that on our trip to WF up 287 we drove right through your neck of the woods! We even made a "pit stop" outside of Bowie! Anyway, nice area you live in there. I enjoy driving through those rolling plains.
Jay, travelling NW, just before you get to Bowie, there is a Ford/Dodge/Jeep dealer at an exit for Wagonseller Road. On the west side of Hwy 287, is the fruit stand run by Inez Adams, my peach lady. Next to her is a small Branson tractor dealer. I agree with you that Bowie is a nice little town. It's one of those places where everyone knows everyone. You passed less than a mile from my house when you went by Sunset. I can stand out on my balcony on the second floor and see traffic going up and down the highway.
It was a busy weekend for my wife and I. On Friday, we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. On Saturday, we went down to the DFW mid-cities area to visit my daughter who took us out for Father's Day. On Sunday, we went to my inlaws to take them out for Father's Day. Whew! Yesterday, we finally stayed home and peeled and sliced all those peaches. They are frozen in small bags now so we can just thaw and enjoy.:thumbsup:
You have your choice of 'tree-ripened' or 'southern' in the local grocery store. All trucked in of course. The tree-ripened have a taste that is a cross between rot and ripe. The southern (WTH?) can taste sort of like a real peach if kept in a bag for several days. But, they are rotting as much as ripening. I think there is a difference. Jim, your peaches ripened before they began rotting
I agree with you and Bird. I love fresh peach ice cream, but I think I'd just as well have homemade vanilla ice cream over fresh peaches. When the peaches freeze in the ice cream, it subdues their flavor in my opinion.
Dave1949: Very ripe peaches are always close to rotting, I guess. The ripe peaches I bought for $2, had what I would call bruising because there were dark spots that I cut off. What I call very ripe is when the peach is dark orange or red and super juicy. I don't eat brown spots, but I'll eat right up to them.
EDIT: I just remembered that a few years ago when we built the bridge for TxDon at Harvey's place, Kathy made a huge fresh fruit salad. We bought grapes, fresh pineapple, local peaches (may have been frozen), strawberries, apples, oranges, bananas and other fruit I can't remember. We did not bring any fruit salad home. It was all eaten by both children and adults. In my opinion, that just goes to show you that people prefer good food that's good for you. People took cookies, cakes, and other desserts home and also chips, but the fruit salad disappeared and we took another one to the following party at TxDon's place. Same result! Children and adults know great food when they taste it. The idea that our children won't eat anything but junk food is just not true in my opinion.
Sorry...I'll step down off my soapbox now.
No doubt the fresh fruit is loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. that aren't in the cookies & cakes.
Well, I'd sorta agree with you . . . but I also suspect it was just Kathy's recipe because she did such a good job.
I can't think of anything better.
