Peach cobbler...

With all the peaches we picked recently from a nearby orchard, I decided to bake something on this rainy day we're having. Actually, it was pouring rain when I started the recipe, but then it cleared up and the sun has been set on broiling ever since.

I have a wonderful cookbook titled "Dori Sanders' Country Cooking."  Dori is the owner of a peach farm in York County, South Carolina.  The sub-title of her cookbook is "Recipes and Stories From The Family Farm Stand."  So not only is this volume chock-full of good country food tips and recipes, but you get the added bonus of her family and their traditions... they've owned the farm for years and years.

I used her recipe for Peach Cobber, which she calls her "magic pie" because you put the batter into the pan first, then add the peaches.  As the cobbler bakes, the batter bubbles up around the peaches and the consistency is like a thick bread pudding.  With apologies to Dori, I used less than half the butter, less than half the sugar, and I didn't cook the peaches before adding them on top of the batter in the baking pan. The result.... the best cobbler I've ever made, and I will probably use this recipe for other fruits as well.  This would also be a great recipe for a Waldorf Wednesday tea.

Dori has also written two novels: "Clover" and "Her Own Place," both of which I've read and loved and have upstairs in my library.  I should check the Internet to see if she has written other novels recently... her writing is genuine and personal, as if she's right there with you telling her stories.

We had such pouring down rain today... as well as a rain storm in the middle of the night. More rain than we need right now, but that's fine... we're getting near to July and August when most of the Hill Country will be praying for a rain-drop, if not an entire rain-storm.

Haven't seen the peacock in a couple of days... guess he's down at the neighbor's house and keeping company with the hens and roosters there. And the orange cat wasn't out back this morning... he tends to hide in the rain, plus Gatsby slept on the porch last night and probably reminded Orange Cat just who rules the porch out there.

Right this minute, Dori Sanders' peach cobbler is ruling the kitchen... it smells heavenly. Is it tea time yet?