Jeannette's Peach Cobbler

 One of the things I wanted to rescue from Mom's house was her recipes.  I gathered up as many cookbooks as I could fit in my arms, and most of her recipe cards, many handwritten.  An oldie but goodie is this cobbler recipe, which she made fairly often, especially in the summer.  (If you use fresh, peeled peach slices, be sure to add about 1/2 c. water and 1/4 c. sugar to the syrup you make to pour over the peaches. This will sub in nicely for the syrup in the canned peaches)

Jeannette's Peach Cobbler

29 oz. can peach slices

3/4 c. brown sugar

1 T butter

2 T cornstarch

all of the syrup from the can of peaches

1/2 t. each ground nutmeg, cinnamon, ground ginger

dash salt

Biscuit topping: 1 c. flour, 1 1/2 t. baking powder, 1/4 t. salt, 1/2 stick butter, 2 T sugar, 1/4 c. milk, 1 beaten egg.

Preheat oven to 425. Drain the syrup from the peaches into a small saucepan.  Place peaches in a buttered 8x8 baking dish. (I like to cut mine up a little so its easier to take normal sized bites!)  Bring the brown sugar, butter, cornstarch, salt, spices, and reserved peach syrup to a boil.  Let boil one minute.  Pour over peaches.  Combine the dry biscuit ingredients.  Cut in small pieces of butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add milk and egg. Stir just until moistened.  Drop by spoonfuls over peaches.  Bake about 20 minutes.

Serve warm with your choice of ice cream!  Mom always had Blue Bell in her freezer and loved the old fashioned vanilla.  Every time I make this I will think of her and wish she were here to enjoy a bowl of it with me.

Gina