Peach Cobbler is a Texan’s Summer Love

Dallas Morning News ^ | Kim Pierce

[rfreedom4u]

I made peach cobbler on Thursday but didn’t have any ice cream. It was all gone by Friday morning so I made more on Friday but bought ice cream that time. It was all gone by the morning again.

[Coldwater Creek]

I have the cookbook, but have never paid attention to this recipe. It really looks yummy. Her blog is a great respite from this evil world we live in.

[Boogieman]

The best are the free pies that people leave on the windowsills for passersby!

[Red_Devil 232]

Same with the Weekly Gardening, Recipe and Homebrewing threads here on FR.

[X-spurt]

Here ya go. From dear Ol Mrs. Evans, DeBerry, Texas.

“Mrs. Evans’ Fried Pie Secret Crust” -
2 cups flour
1 cup of Bisquick
an egg size of Crisco
salt
ice water
make into balls, roll them out flat, fill, pinch the edges.

She says any fruit pie filling recipe is OK.

Better Half says this one is better: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/dessertex/msg081735515047.html

[thecodont]

What if you use coconut oil instead of Crisco?

[Mercat]

Strawberry rhubarb pie is so easy. I cheat and buy the Pillsbury pie crusts in the same section as the refrigerator biscuits. I just googled for the recipe. I did pre-cook it a bit. yum. Waiting for it to cool right now and then add the vanilla ice cream.

[heylady]

“really sweetened biscuits”

My Mother made Blueberry “Slump”

Put in a sauce pan:
1 quart blueberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water...cook mixture until berries are soft
Drop tablespoons of sweetened biscuit mixture ontop of berries.
Cover and cook for about 20 min Do Not open lid during the 20 min.

Sweet biscuit:
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbs shortening
few grains salt
1/3 cup milk

[redhead]

"What if you use coconut oil instead of Crisco?"

Yummy! The absolute BEST shortening I ever had was what I made myself. Equal parts of Coconut oil, lard, and clean rendered tallow. Melt together in large pot, then ladle into 1-quart size containers.

[redhead]

"What if you use coconut oil instead of Crisco?"

oops. forgot. If you use straight coconut oil, you'd probably have to use a jar full of icewater for a rolling pin, since c/o liquefies at 76 degrees F.

[thecodont]

I cook all this beef and get leftover tallow all the time. It’s so clean, hard and white. I don’t know what to do with it so it ends up in the garbage. What could be made from it? Soap, candles — and now shortening?

[X-spurt]

I like coconut oil, but unless making coconut fried pies.....
Hey give em a try and let us know.

Mrs. Evans will be rolling over in her grave!

[redhead]

Yep. What do you think the fast food places used to use before they were forced to go to vegetable oils?

Just melt equal parts lard, tallow, and coconut oil together and store in clean containers in a cool place. Coconut oil is incredibly stable. So is clean tallow. It is so hard when cold that you can hardly put a mark on it. Lard is like a monounsaturated fat. It adds a little softness to the mix. This mix makes AWESOME pies, deep fries like a total dream. You should love it.