Two things I love: peaches and whipped cream. Even better when the whipped cream is freshly homemade and the peaches are nice, soft and juicy. Luckily for me, I work at Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal Market which has both of the items mentioned and peaches are in full production at the orchards around Philly. It's hot out today. Reward yourself from all of your hard work with a nice treat, eh?
The heavy cream we use to make the whipped cream is from Dutch Way Dairy out in Myerstown, PA - a little northwest of Reading. It's sold in quart containers for $6.50 at FFF. At 38% milkfat, it's at the higher end of cream. According to the Wiki cream article, this places the Dutch Way Dairy cream as 'extra-heavy' or 'manufacturer's' cream. It's magical. We usually whip up a pint of cream at a time with anywhere from a teaspoon to a Tablespoon or so of sugar depending on who's making it (more if it's Picky) and what we're making it for (we used less when making cream for the super sweet vegan chocolate pie). Whip up your cream for a few minutes on a low setting on your mixer. In our case, it's a hand mixer with whisk attachment.
As for the peaches, ours come from Beechwood Orchards in Bigglerville, PA - due west from York. Picky prefers yellow peaches with their tangier and juicier flesh. We usually chunkily dice up one medium to large peach each. Add in some wild huckleberries from Paradise Hill Farm (Vincetown, NJ - just past Mt. Holly) and you've really got a winner. Wild huckleberries are smaller than blueberries and have larger seeds. I like the crunch they give when chomping down on a few and they add some body to this delightfully cool snack. Unfortunately, it's just about the end of huckleberry season so the farmstand might be out of stock of them. At $2 a pack, they were selling quickly all this week. Peaches (and nectarines) are all $2.25/lbs. and will be around for another month and change, so make sure to gorge now!
mmmm looks lovely. i adore peaches. i love fruit with whipped cream. hello.