10 June 04

Peaches on the Tree

Although where we live in Davis is nothing like the sub-tropical fruit-laden paradise of our cabin in Santa Barbara (which we admittedly involuntarily shared with lots of other creatures—mammals, reptiles, insects, and birds), there are several fruit trees here. The peach tree outside our kitchen window is almost cracking with the weight of fruit. It’s been hacked rather than pruned over the years but it still keeps on going, and this year is a bumper crop.

I made a peach and rhubarb crumble this evening, calling my sister ONCE AGAIN for the correct proportions of sugar to flour and butter. There was no answer, so I just did equal of each. Seemed to work just fine. I got no complaints, that’s for sure.

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  1. Yum! I can never remember what quantities i need for crumble – I’m sure my Mum out rolled oats in it as well…brown sugar not white.

    — Jenny    11. June 2004, 00:48    Link
  2. Mmmmmm…. I don’t suppose there’s any left over for this weekend’s Sierras trip?

    — richard    11. June 2004, 06:39    Link
  3. Uh oh, yum! That sounds delicious, what with some of my favortie ingredients: butter, peaches, flour, and sugar….

    — maria    11. June 2004, 10:46    Link
  4. Oh, for fresh peaches off the tree! That won’t ever happen here. In Ithaca we used to get wonderful ones, but here you are lucky to find one or two juicy, lucious peaches in an entire summer – why, I wonder, since there were good ones in Montreal already. So enjoy!

    — beth    12. June 2004, 11:44    Link
  5. How wonderful! I also made rhubarb crumble the other week. It’s so comforting – especially in colder weather and with custard! Crumble is generally quite kind to those who forget proportions.

    — Coup de Vent    12. June 2004, 20:28    Link
  6. I remember those fabulous peaches off the treat from my August (wedding!) visit last year. Yumm!
    And a few nuts add a little more crunch to the crumble!

    — linda    14. June 2004, 16:06    Link

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