The Gift of Fresh Peaches

What do you do when someone gives you fresh peaches?!! This happened to me this weekend and I was soooooo happy! First I made a peach crisp and then I canned the rest. Peach crisp is super easy: first you have to peel  the peaches. Put a few in boiling water for about a minute then put them in ice water for a minute. You should be able to grab the peach and the skin will just come right off (it's the same proceedure with peeling tomatoes). After peeling, cut in half and take off of pit - hopefully you have free stone peaches and not clings. Slice peaches until a baking dish is full and then put cinnamon and sugar on top and stir. Next mix the topping. I always mix at least double sometimes triple the topping - it's super yummy! Topping: 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 1/2 tablespoon melted butter, 1 tablespoon apple juice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Mix it all together and spread on top of peaches. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes with baking dish on top of a cookie sheet or foil because it can get messy. Serve over vanilla ice cream.