Every September I begin to anticipate the day our neighbor puts out his peach stand. He grows, what have to be, the world's best peaches. In an earlier post Andy shared the peach ice cream we made. This week I made some stewed peaches .... we ate them in 24 hours. So I made a second batch ... doubling it this time.
Stewed Peaches
8 C peaches, peeled and sliced
1/4 -3/4 C sugar (depending how sweet your peaches are. I used 1/4 C.)
2 t fresh lemon juice
8 whole cloves
1 T cornstarch
1 T water
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large pot. Over medium-high heat bring to a boil; stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to shimmer and cook for about 10 minutes, till peaches are tender. In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water. Add to peaches and bring back to a boil. Boil one minute or until thickened. Remove from heat and fish out those cloves, we don't want any broken teeth! Serve warm over ice cream or pound cake (or both). Refrigerate leftovers. For breakfast, I like to re-warm the leftovers and stir in cinnamon and granola.
~Michele
How lucky to have a neighbour who has a peach stand! We did have a neighbour who had two trees growing in a very protected location which did so well, the trees broke under the bounty. He pruned them and they never recovered. Sadly missed those peach trees.. so again..how fortunate for you both!
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