Every now and then, I hear from one of my readers asking me to re-run a certain recipe or just to let me know how much they enjoy my recipe. Thank you for that! Sometimes, I get notes from readers letting me know that I have made a mistake, such as the email I received last week. In fact, I received two emails. They were both about mistakes in last week’s paper. Oops! (I’m chalking this up to “getting old” and my mind not being quite as sharp as it used to be.)
Anyway, before I get into today’s recipe, I want to correct the errors – and I am much obliged to the two who brought these to my attention.
First mistake was that I called Canada Geese, Canadian Geese. After all these years, I never knew there was such a large debate on which title was correct. In fact, I didn’t know there was a debate at all. However, I searched the Internet, and after reading numerous posts about the matter, I’m going to choose the way of my reader’s correction, which is Canada Geese. So, Lynn – consider me corrected and more educated! Thank you.
The second error was in geography. I only thought I was looking at what I was looking at; however, I was in the wrong state. On the other hand, it could be that I was in the right state, just in the wrong state-of-mind. Anyway, I wrote about visiting the Catskill Mountains while we were in Seattle. Another oops. The Catskills Mountain range is located around New York (Northeast), and I was in Washington (the Northwest) admiring the Cascade Mountain range. However, from where I was standing, I was looking Northeast! All I can say is that my younger sister has always said I can get lost in my own backyard!
I really do edit my columns, and as do several people after I submit them, but maybe everyone who read that (except for the one who caught the error) didn’t realize I was in the wrong state to be looking at the Catskills, and that the Catskills weren’t so tall that I could see them from Washington! Thank you, faithful reader, for steering me in the right direction!
Ok, now that I have that cleared up, let’s talk food. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, a day most families congregate somewhere, hang out a bit and then eat until they pop. We made sure we carried on the tradition!
We didn’t eat at anyone’s home this year, but instead opted to feast at a hotel’s Easter Buffet. The hotel we selected had a huge spread. I mean, they had every type of food you could possibly want – prime rib, ham, pork chops, meatloaf, ribs, crab cakes, shrimp, salmon, fried chicken, a complete bar of Italian foods, one of breads, fruits and cheeses, a breakfast bar, a vegetable bar, a salad bar, a dessert bar and some I didn’t even get to. So I don’t know what treats were hiding in those shiny metal pans!
However, if you didn’t find what you were in the mood for or you didn’t get full, it wasn’t because they didn’t have it!
I had two desserts – the banana pudding (yummy) and the warm apple cobbler with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream melting over the top, which I could not resist. It was so good. I always fill up on desserts when I go out to eat. I don’t eat them at home because I do not know where to stop, so it was a special treat.
Which brings me to my recipe today – one that I have printed before but is certainly worth repeating – Cup-a-cup-a Cobbler. You might know this by other names, because it has several, but my family calls it Cup-a-cup-a: a cup of this and a cup of that. I love the peach, which is what I’m using today, but you can use any kind of fruit. Enjoy!
Cup-a-cup-a Peach Cobbler
1/2 cup butter
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup whole milk
1 can (16 oz) peaches in heavy syrup
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butter or margarine in an 8X8 inch glass baking dish. Place dish in oven until butter is melted.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and sugar. Mix well, then stir in milk. Spoon mixture into baking dish, on top of melted butter or margarine. Pour peaches over flour mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, until peaches are bubbly and crust is lightly browned. Serve warm with ice cream.