Summer is just peachy in Oklahoma

Food columnist Sherrel Jones celebrates Oklahoma peaches.

 
BY SHERREL JONES | Published: July 25, 2012   

I was 10 years old when I decided to try my hand at canning peaches for the Carter County Fair. I picked the prettiest southern Oklahoma peaches just shy of being ripe so they would hold their shape stacked and packed into quart jars. Some even retained a bit of the pink blush that is so enticing on the peeling.

photo - Fried peach pies in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Fried peach pies in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

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Canning was an all-day process: picking, washing, submerging the fruits in boiling water, followed by an ice water bath then carefully peeling away the skin after cutting around the seed. I...
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