Just need to brag a little

[HeiressofBickworth]

Now that I'm retired, I don't do much cooking or baking, but I found a container of peaches I put in the freezer around this time LAST YEAR. I had sliced them, soaked them in Fruit-Fresh to keep the color, sprinkled a little sugar on them, and put them in a plastic container with a lid. And there they sat for a year. I took them out of the freezer last night but I wasn't sure if they would be any good after all that time. This afternoon I made a peach crumble -- just the peaches, some corn starch for body, and then a topping of oatmeal, brown sugar, a little flour, cinnamon and butter. Baked at 350 for 45 min and then under the broiler for about 2 min to crisp up the top. I didn't even wait for it to cool -- I scooped some out into a bowl and put a bit of cream over it. yum, no I mean YUM! Thanks for reading my little story -- it isn't much, the world is still turning, the sun still rises in the east but year old frozen peaches are still good!

[noamnety]

1. This gives me some hope

I have some pears in my freezer from last year and I've been afraid to defrost them. Not sure if I'm going to do a cobbler (seems weird with pears) or fruit leather with them, but I hope I have as much success as you!

[HeiressofBickworth]

2. I think the key

was that the peaches didn't get freezer-burn. If your pears aren't freezer-burned, you can probably use them.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

3. That sounds very good :)

I have a tradition that I don't eat any canned peaches until the first day it snows, on that day we have peach cobbler. Now you have me wishing for snow!

[Melissa G]

4. It's the little things

that are truly divine. Sounds yummuy!

[cbayer]

5. Sounds absolutely wonderful.

You must have done a great job with your canning.

[livetohike]

6. Sounds delicious!

[Phentex]

7. excellent!

Sounds really good.

I didn't buy a lot of peaches this year even though I am in the peach state.