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Oh my.
The sparkling husband primitive:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-23-09 08:56 PM
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What is South Caroline good for?
Peaches.
Better, this year, than the Georgia peaches.
It is impossible to eat them without dripping down your chin and getting some on your shirt.
They put you in mind of a rich, highly flavored premium sorbet ..... and then make you realize they're far better than any frozen concoction involving their pureed flesh.
They're sensual to eat.
There he goes again, the sparkling husband primitive, trying to be "continental," the boldened word above.
elleng (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-23-09 11:03 PM
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1. Great to read your desription.
We had a similar experience some years ago in France; picked up a peach at little grocery store, daughter ate it as it dripped down her chin!
JUST REMEMBERED: in Nice, a one day stop there on way home from a more extensive Europe trip, and it was younger daughter's birthday (which occurs in a few days!)
And I just found the photo of daughter slurping!!!
The steely primitive, who's probably still dehydrating those two bushels of garlic:
Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-24-09 03:14 AM
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2. Peaches, and making NORTH Carolina look like the cultural/artistic HUB of the planet in comparison.
And the peaches are frankly CRAP compared to the ones from Georgia.
I dunno.
franksolich likes fresh peaches, but never bothers asking their place of origin, franksolich being non-racist.
ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-25-09 09:42 AM
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5. I wish I could get Georgia peaches without going there.
They never bring any to Wisconsin. The kind we get here are probably from California and they ship them kind of green.
I dunno.
franksolich is still haunted by memories of people starving in the socialist paradises of the workers and peasants, and so franksolich is just grateful to God to have peaches, no matter where they come from, and no matter if they're green or ripe.
csziggy (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 04:16 AM
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10. The best peaches are found at the stand next to the orchard they were grown in
Which means, no shipping!
Damn, now I want some peaches... Maybe we can drive up the road and get some.
ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 10:01 AM
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12. I checked prices for ordering--jeeze!
With shipping, I'd be paying $3.48 for each peach! $45.24 for a box of 13. You have to pay for at least second-day air shipping to get them to Wisconsin!
csziggy (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 11:08 AM
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13. Gee, maybe I should get in the business of shipping Georgia peaches across the country!
There are a lot of orchards across the state line from me, I could drive up, pick up a load, pack them and take them to FedEx (where my hubby works). I bet I could make a better price than $45 for 13 peaches!
I'll have to check that out for next year. This year I am one armed so it would not be possible.
Tesha (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-24-09 08:52 AM
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3. Peach Time!
I rarely buy peaches at the grocery store, they're so often disappointing.
But when they come in locally... heaven.
First you just eat them, with plenty of napkins, tasing the sun with every bite.
Then you slice them and drop them in a glass of wine, what a way to finish a meal.
Then you use them to bake wonders, everything you can think of.
Then you preserve them.
Then they're gone until next year.
japple (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-25-09 09:02 AM
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4. Hey, don't dis my birthplace. Though I never lived there, I was born at the Naval Hospital in Beaufort. My Mother said that when she came 'round after her C-Section, I was in the arms of big Marine.
Aside from peaches, South Carolina also has beautiful beaches, delicious food, wonderful cultural events, Charleston, Beaufort. There's lots to like about South Carolina. Unfortunately, like Georgia (and a whole bunch of other states), a rotten Gov.
japple (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-25-09 11:56 AM
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6. Sorry, Stinker. My reply above was aimed at the fellow who was casting aspersions by comparison to the Old North State . They're both equally great.
SC is also good for shrimp & grits.
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 12:10 AM
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8. In another life, I lived in Charleston ..... Mount Pleasant, actually ....... Back in the late 60s
One of my fondest memories was buying shrimp right off the boats that home port at Shem Creek. A few of the captains would sell to whoever was on the dock for 50¢ or $1.00 (or something like that) a "dozen". Their dozen was actually as much as they could into their hands. The shrimp were unsorted for size and a dozen could be a few big fat ones or a whole bunch of small ones. The shrimp there were all about fresh and not about size.
I liked Charleston. Still do. A really delightful city.
Here's a shot of Shem Creek from back in the 70s.
after which a photograph of some boats
I think the fleet is mostly gone now. Cheap Chinese farm shrimp and all that.
Uh oh. The overstimulated sparkling husband primitive just dissed one of those socialist paradises of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all.
politicat (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-25-09 10:26 PM
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7. Rice, too.
Golden rice, to be specific.
Thinking a golden rice pudding with nutmeg and fresh peaches would be brilliant about now....
kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 12:54 AM
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9. Also: fresh-caught blue crab; she-crab soup; a stroll along Rainbow Row in Old Charleston.
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-26-09 04:25 AM
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11. Because I absolutely love a big ripe juicy peach
all I have to say to you is - shut up.
We don't get good peaches up here. Not even fresh off the tree, although they're better than store bought. But they're not a southern peach and boy do I miss them.
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