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I'm a mother of 2 eccentric individuals, wife of 1 ridiculously patient man and also we have two dogs, Russell and Dwight. Me gusta cheesy mexican religious art, though I'm neither Mexican nor particularly religious.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Millions of peaches...peaches for me.

We have this kooky tree that once upon a time was a dwarf nectarine tree. Over the years, please don't ask me how, it has morphed into a full blown peach tree. Halfway through this mysterious metamorphosis, the trunk of the nectarine tree seemed to split in half and sprout a new tree. Slowly, over the years, the new appendage seemed to take over, yet nectarines still were produced. The following year peaches and nectarines were simultaneously harvested from the same tree. Freaky, right? Soon all that was left of the nectarine tree no longer produced fruit and production of peaches took over. This year we are swimming in peaches. Today's harvest yielded enough fruit to make a batch of peach jam.


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JaBLes D said...

Quite the botanical miracle. Peaches are where it's at anyway. I'm not saying you should send me a jar but I'm also not saying you should NOT send me a jar.

jennifer said...

I just so happen to have a spare jar lying about. Consider it yours!

JaBLes D said...

Holy COW! That is some awesome jelly. I hope that freak-tree keeps being all fruity and you keep the jelly jammin' year after year. I will have to put you on a jelly retainer to offset the shipping costs. Great job and thanks a billion.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, homie! Glad you like it. If you like the jalapeno variety, I crank out tons of that stuff and would gladly send you a jar of that as well.