Summer Cooking

Dear Constant Reader,

My summer has been all about peaches. For the past several years we’ve gotten two case of peaches over the course of the summer. Most of them just get eaten, but I cook a thing or two…

There’s always jam. It’s like putting summer in a jar.

Peach Jam, round 1   Peach jam, round 2

When the NY Times Monthly Bake column featured this Peaches & Cream Victoria Sandwich, I knew I had to make it. A gaming day at the Manor was the perfect occasion.

Victoria Sandwich   Victoria Sandwich cut

A week later a friend’s party was a reason to make Peaches & Cream Pie.
Peaches & Cream Pie

To complete this peaches and cream trifecta. I made peach ice cream infused with fresh basil. Named for my fellow Morbid Curiosity Podcast fans as the Mary Mallon Special.

Peach-Basil Ice Cream

Of course I had to bake cobbler. I love how there are so many variations of cobbler, but to me it will always be biscuit-topped.

Peach cobbler

Lastly, and not peachy at all, we had watermelon, so I pickled the rinds. There was also an experiment with watermelon rind jam, but I wouldn’t call it successful.

Watermelon Rind Pickles

Did you make anything good with the summer’s bounty?

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