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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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- Finale: The Meaning of Life
- Meeting Joel Salatin ... and other posts from the cutting room floor
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Share and share alike?
Posted at 2:44 PM on July 5, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan (1 Comments)
My baby is a much better person than I am. I can tell this already. We were splitting a peach the other day (not local) and I would give the baby small bites and take big ones. Quickly the baby realized that this was another food that she just had to have and was saying "mmMMmmmMMm" as the bites were going in.
Our faces had juice running down them and we both kept eying that stone fruit. It was quickly becoming more stone than fruit. As I debated who to give the last bite to, the baby stuck out her arm and offered me the last bite from the high chair tray.
How guilty did I feel? Baby was willing to share with me, and I only wanted to figure out how to eat the last bite without causing a string of tears. We compromised. I ate baby's last bite and baby ate mine.
On the subject of peaches, we were talking about buying a case of peaches preserving them. I think that my closest peach could come from Michigan. Anyone know of any closer? Also, does anyone have a favorite peach canning recipe? It just amazed me to think of the taste of the commercially canned peach I tried at work the other day. Why would anyone accept that as a substitute for a fresh peach? I just saw no resemblance of what I love in a peach in that can. I am going to do it better. Suggestions?
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I can share my prize-winning canned peaches directions, and more (and you'll get tons of other offers, no doubt!) I'll send it to your regular email address, if I can find it. Beyond just the yummiest, prettiest canned peaches, what else? Peach butter? Peach preserves? Peach pickles? Mouth-watering! (I'm sure you already know that the best canning peaches are freestone, and mid-season rather than early. Although no doubt some will disagree with this.)
Posted by Cher | July 7, 2008 4:34 PM