Chatham Borough

Farmers' Market

It's Peach Tasting Day at the market this Saturday! Try samples of Melick's juicy white and yellow peaches while browsing the stalls of our local vendors!

Peach Tasting Event

Owen's Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

First Group:

1 1/4 lb. peaches in 1 in. wedges
12 oz. strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup corn starch

Second Group:

1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, soft
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. lemon peel
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix first group together and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to buttered eight-inch square.

Beat butter and sugar, then egg, lemon and vanilla. Add flour mixture, combine until dough forms. Spoon evenly over fruit. Bake about 1 hour, juice should bubble up and top should be golden brown.

Recipe adapted from: Owen Truppo

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CBFM Themed Wordle

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Peach Trivia

On average, how tall are peach trees (in meters)?
How many varieties of peaches are present today?
True or False - The flowers of a peach tree are produced in the early spring before the leaves are produced
What two colors can the flesh of a peach be?
In what year did domesticated peaches arrive in Japan?
When did the United States begin producing peaches for commercial use?
What is the hybrid of a peach and nectarine known as?

Answers: 1. 7 meters, 2. 2,000, 3. True, 4. Yellow or White, 5. 4700-4400 BCE, 6. 19th Century, 7. Peacherine