Yum, wish I had some fruit

It was 200 miles round trip each summer to buy peaches along side the road where they grew best, near Brigham City, Utah. The trip was usually part of a trip to see extended family either in Malad or Salt Lake. At today's gas prices that trip would cost $40. I can remember seeing gas at 25 cents per gallon in one the early trips and that would probably have made the trip cost $2.50 to $3.00. Truth is to get a Fresh Bushel of peaches $40 would be worth it. Those were the best peaches I have ever eaten. A few bushels would come home and most of them would be bottled in quart jars. The bottling process was sort of festive and a lot of time relatives would come to help. I was always concerned about the pressure cooker that had the top sealed tight while the peaches in side in water were heated to a boil and the steam came out a very small hole in the lid. It just seemed like sooner or later some pot on some stove would not let the steam out fast enough and it would turn into a giant bomb.

Fresh peaches, peaches in quart and pint bottles, and "store bought" canned peaches all had a place in our home over the years. Canned and bottled are both good. The fresh peach is of course a whole different subject. Fresh Peaches and Raspberries are the perfect food. The perfect meal might be a steak, a bowl of peaches and a glass of Coke with ice.

Raspberries don't need to be part of a meal at all. They could just be lunch, before the "perfect dinner".

Store bought canned peaches, on the other hand, are a treat in a different way. When I think of canned fruit I think of breakfast. My dad probably had very few breakfasts in his life that did not include canned peaches.

I used to think that the "Sacramento Brand" canned peaches were the best. Today you can go to the store and buy S&W Brand bottled peaches and they really are better than the ones I remember being bottled in our kitchen. The problem with the "good old days peaches" was that they had way too much sugar put into the bottle with them.

I might mention that I have no peaches in my cupboard and have not had a fresh peach in a long long time and I am not proud of this confession. I also might admit that I would have much rather of sat down and had a bowl of peaches than to have written this all down.