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NATIONAL PEACH ICE CREAM DAY

National Peach Ice Cream Day on July 17 sweetens the day with a few scoops at the peak of peach season. Since peaches begin peaking in July, this celebration comes just in time. Plus, it also lands right in the middle of National Ice Cream Month.

So, it’s an excellent time to add peach ice cream to the growing list of flavors to choose from when it comes to frozen, creamy treats.

Generally speaking, there are two types of peaches – freestone and clingstone. The difference has to do with how the flesh comes away from the stone or the pit in the middle of the peach. When the meat comes away freely from the stone, the peach is a freestone peach; if the flesh clings to it, it’s a clingstone.

While Georgia may be the first state to come to mind when we think of peaches, California actually leads the nation in production. In the United States, 20 states produce peaches commercially. Besides California and Georgia, the other two top producers are South Carolina and New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Washington grow a lot of peaches, too.

This sweet stone fruit makes delicious ice cream when it’s very ripe and full of peachy juices. However, you don’t have to use fresh peaches to make this ice cream. Buy frozen peaches if the grocery or farmer’s markets don’t have them in yet. The family will love making homemade ice cream together. The best part will be eating up the finished product on a hot summer day.

@oodiebom,

Good morning I hope you feel soon. I think everyone gets dizzy in a dental chair.
Glad it’s not too bad.

Oodie on the bathroom re-do some companies can do it within days depending on
what is needed. I hope that is the case with you one and done that’s what you want.

You have a lot going on I think I would be tired too. We just had our A/C whole house
done for routine maintenance we put in a new filter every month. OZ is very humid
and I simply cannot live here without A/C. The weather is getting to be that way every
where. Geez!

Please rest a bit I am doing alright after the two routine vaccines. I just never had a reaction
to anything so first time for everything. Glad it is over. 😎💕

Oodie with the heat being so hot all over I hope your A/C Company can make another
appointment sooner rather than later. I hate to see you cancel the appt. but if you have to
just make sure they re-schedule when it is convenient for you.

Let me know how things goes today. I pray your husband can come home soon.

I love Dragon Fruit. 💕😎🎈

@jmc1365,

I did see that on our local weather report I have never weather like that in that area.
Glad you are safe good thing you have basement. 😎🎈

I will not leave in OZ without a basement it is very comfortable and if something should
happen we would be very safe.

I hope your visit to your son in SC was a good one. I went to Colorado to visit family. 💕
This was not an easy visit I will leave it at that.

Hey enjoy this Wednesday and always watch the weather because anything can happen.

@sheba2011

Even though I was highly hydrated I still was ill. Had a dental appointment yesterday and became quite dizzy in the chair. It soon past. As I left, noticed that the sky was darkening and decided to do a slight detour on the way home. Stopped at the Farmer’s Market and did major damage to my credit card. The only thing I did not purchase was the honeydew. The day I decide to make the soup, will purchase that. I may also add dragon fruit as well. I have one of the pots from Wolfgang Puck and I can see why everyone loves the sets.

News on hubs. I was with him on Monday and while there a team of people came in. One was a man who is in charge of the nurses, and Unit Managers. He introduced himself and hubby became quite the guy. This time he was asking questions. More than anything he wants to return home. The people agreed and we shall see what happens in the days ahead. I also mentioned that I needed a ramp and a bathroom remodel to accommodate his needs. I will be meeting with someone on this soon. Probably would have been Tuesday, but started to feel unwell again and fell asleep until now. I have the A/C people on Thursday and will be calling to make another appointment. This heat and humidity has finally gotten to me and I will make sure that I am more than just hydrated, though part of it was a sulfite issue.

I am still doing KP and that’s because I can only work a few hours per day and then spend the afternoon and evening with hubby. His days are long when I do not show. He knew I had a dental appointment and seeing him would be iffy. The dental went great. Another appointment is needed. I do need to have a tooth extracted, but he agreed that the Eustachian tube is the culprit. For now, he will leave that tooth alone until we come up with a plan. His office will contact me when he is ready and we will have a consultation. He doesn’t want to wait on this. Surgery is needed on the Eustachian, however, it is a catch 22 due to my Sulfite allergies.

Sheba, Happy Tuesday! Hope you are feeling better. You had a strong reaction.
So far so good with the gym. It’s a change but will try if for a while.
We watched the movie The Duchess and I am still thinking about it. Have you seen it? It was not my pick but I was drawn into it.
Getting more tomatoes. Next year I’m adding cucumbers and small oranges or tangerines.

Hi, Sheba and friends,
Did you see the bad storms in IL last night?
After about 24 hrs. I have power now.We have a generator so it made things easier.
Probably 10 touchdowns and a couple were around me.We were in the basement that’s for sure.
For the first time ever an alert came over my phone as critical.Never saw that before.
Like you always say,stay safe! And ,we did thanks!

@sheba2011

You are correct, sis leaves on Saturday so I will be running for a few weeks.🏃‍♀️ It is very warm today, in the 90’s, but tomorrow should be cooler for a few days. Maybe storms⛈ tonight/tomorrow which we really need. All that rain we had in May/June with flooding and now nothing. It’s been at least two weeks since the grass was cut.

Hope you’re feeling better each day and your swelling has gone down. Tell hubs he still needs to do the cooking until you are 100%.😄

Enjoy your evening, sending big hugs to you, Poppy and your menagerie.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. I know just a few more days and then you will be on the go. 😎
Relax and enjoy the day I hope it is cooler where you are. Hey Oz had some nice rain this
morning. 💕😎

Sending cool hugs to you and Jake. 💕🎈😘😎

@taci,

Good morning in S. California thank you for posting last night as I was fast asleep. 😎
Taci if you are tired it can wait. The temps got everyone hot and out of it.

Wishing you a nice cool and comfortable day my friend. 🎈😘😎

Here is to Happy Trails no matter where you go. 😎🎈

@oodiebom,

Thinking of you and hoping all is well as I know your hands are full. 😘

@xango,

@loaf,