Peaches & Past Times Cookbook: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Memories and Timeless Photographs

PEACHES & PAST TIMES Cookbook: ·Contained in this collection of 500 recipes are the generous contributions of a select group of home cooks, commercial fruit growers, farmers, chefs, and small cafe owners. Each offering, each story, each bit of personal history has helped to create this rare collection of tastes, food memories and regional color.·"Peaches and Past Times Cookbook invites you to savor a delicious taste of history. Beginning with stories of struggling 18th century farmers, continuing through 19th and 20th century immigrant families, including the phenomenon that was the House of David (see page 80), this cookbook finishes with a tribute to modern fruit growers (large and small) and celebrates our American heritage. Each contributor was and is connected to peach orchards and their bounty.·Step into the lives of all of our friends who participated in the development of this wonderful book. Look through the stories and photographs, including over 50 illustrations of historical South Carolina peach crate labels.·"Peaches and Past Times Cookbook" contains recipes for all cooking skill levels and is combined with stories and photographs meant to touch any heart. ---Author, Lee Totzke·"Lee's passion for life and all he touches comes through in this inspiring collection of reminiscences and recipes. A great read for history buffs, gardeners and cooking enthusiasts alike." ---Jill Houte Selinger, Friend and horticulturist, Manager of Continuing Ed for the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden