Those hands have been peeling peaches for 75 years! My grandma was one of ten brothers and sisters who grew up on a farm in Northeastern Indiana. This time of year, they would get up to seven bushels of peaches at a time, and the five girls would sit on the front porch and peel them for canning, to put up for the winter. In the summer months, my great-grandma, Margaret Beck, would do all of the baking in the morning on a cook stove. On special days, she would bake pie. She used giant pie tins and always made at least two at a time. My grandma came to stay with my mom this week, the first week for peaches in our area. I visited one day after work and spent time with her in the kitchen. That night I sat at the table with my mom and grandma and ate peach pie off of my great-grandma’s dish.
14 responses to “peachy pie memories”
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I love that pie server!
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wittle handle! I will try and find you one.
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perfect
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glad you like the post! had a notion to title it the 2011 Margaret Summit. ha.
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The silver pie server came from a southern plantation in Georgia.
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fitting for peach pie, ‘eh?
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aym, these photos are amazing. to be cherished in years to come. so great!
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thanks! they are special to me.
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Great photos, Amy! How did the plate get so chipped – I don’t remember that…what pattern is it, Margaret?
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the pattern is Canova transferware, and Mom thinks it was chipped 100 years ago!
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LOVING your blog (photos and stories). And I LOVE peach pie…especially my grandma’s!
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thanks! I didn’t know you had a blog! it is now on my link page!! grandma’s do it best, don’t they? pretty sure one day you will be an amazing grandma, too!!
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heavenly!
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my sentiment exactly!!
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