Last week's post about peach cobbler got me thinking about my favorite fruit.  One thing led to another and before I knew it, I had picked up a copy of Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter .  Southern Belle Leelee Satterfield follows her husband north, leaving behind her beloved Memphis to open a bed and breakfast in Vermont.  She ends up discovering a strength within when her husband leaves her for another woman.  And she does this while surviving a brutally cold Northeastern winter.  OK, I'm not stepping foot in the snow.  In fact, I'm already dreaming of warm summer days, sitting on my back porch, and eating homemade peach ice cream.

(This yummy recipe is from Martha Phelps Stamps The New Southern Basics!)

FROM THE KITCHEN OF:     Lisa Morse

BOOK TITLE:     Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter

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BOOK AUTHOR:     Lisa Patton

RECIPE:

12 peaches, peeled and sliced

1 1/2 cups superfine sugar

Juice if 4 lemons

1 quart heavy cream

Use a food processor to roughly puree the peaches with the sugar and lemon, leaving lots of little chunks of fruit.  Place in a bowl and stir in the vanilla and cream.

Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.

Enjoy!