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The Art of Peeling a Peach!
Which is not a euphemism by the way. I'm not referring to any bodily organs or functions, male or female. I'm plain and simple going to show you how to quickly peel an actual peach.
Even more fun this trick for peeling a peach is the trick to pulling apart a pineapple.
The reason for this? Well, there are many ... not the least of which is the fact that peach fuzz makes my teeth itch. It's kind of like eating a sheep. I understand you can simply run the peach under water and rub the fuzz off, but sometimes ... a gal doesn't want to bite through the skin. Which also isn't a euphemism.
I'm sure that many, perhaps even most people, already know how to easily peel a peach*, but until every living soul upon this earth knows how to peel a peach I will not rest. I'm funny like that.
To Peel a Peach
1. Gather a Pyrex measuring cup (or any container that can withstand hot water) and a peach.
2. Drop peach into cup.
3. Cover peach with boiling water.
4. Allow peach to sit in water 1 minute.
5. Remove peach from water with tongs. Not your bare fingers. That would be dumb. And you're not dumb, right?
6. Once the peach has cooled for a few seconds, you can pull the skin off easily.
7. See?
8. Admire naked peach. (which is a euphemism by the way)
*Please just disregard this post completely. Since writing it, my boyfriend has informed me that even HE knew how to peel a peach and in fact taught "Old Mrs. McNaughton" how to do it when he was about 12. Evidently she was the last surviving person to NOT know how to peel a peach. Sheesh.
I never even considered that there are situations that call for peeled peaches, but now I'll be prepared.
I also go here through the soap thing.
I also didn't know how to peel a peach. I came from you DIY foam soap page. Thanks for the info. But this makes me wonder, as with making boiled eggs easier to peel, could you put them in an ice bath to cool the peach enough to handle? Or will that negate the skin coming off? I will test this, as I have 2 peaches right now.
I came from the handsoap thing too. I just bought a super cute dispenser & it actually has fill lines for the soap & water but I wasn't sure if it just meant regular handsoap. I'm glad to know that it does. I too did not know how to peel a peach!! I usually don't eat them because I hate the way the skin feels on my teeth. I always opt for nectarines. I like firm, under-ripened fruit so I'm wondering does the hot water make the peach mushy at all? Guess I'll hafta try it out & see!! Thanks so much for your tips :)
Melanie, where did you get your soap dispensers with the fill lines? I'm looking for those.
I, too, just came from the foaming soap link (4/10/2020) and apparently I do know how to peel a peach, but I wasn't 100% sure if they way I was doing it was right...Sometimes they are really stubborn! And I thought you might have some better ideas. I also get crabby with eating peaches - I just have a hard time biting into something furry. I usually get nectarines for this reason. Thank you for making me feel smart (I already knew the peach-thing) and not so dumb - I don't make foaming soap, but I do dilute our dish soap (about 1:3) for use as hand-soap at the sink...it's easy and cheap, and I don't like the smell of most of the liquid soaps out there.
Came from your foaming hand wash post! And no, I didn’t know how to peel a peach.
Oh good! Then you learned a little something, lol. :) ~ karen!
Beautiful--I love how the peach takes on a blush from the skin, too. My MIL showed me how to peep a peach when she bought 2 bushels of peaches to can. After spreading the peaches out--2 inches apart each way--oon newspaper in her basement cuz she'd have no place to sit if she used her livingroom for this, and she would let them ripen a bit more. Then on canning day, she gathered them all up to bringto the kitchen. Note: I took a day of work off for this. Then she showed me how to stand over the skink to peel a peach, with 3 bowls: one to catch the juice dripping for the syrup, one for the skins to compost, and one for the pits to toss. I got to peel one, just one peach, in 10 hours of marathon peeling cuz they were so ripe they'd spoil. She didn't like the way I did it--not perfectly enough for her. Then, 10 yrs later my new SIL asked how MIL ever got all her canning done by herself, oh my! Response, in front of me, "Well, I didn't have any good help until now." Yeah. She's not fond of me... Got a book and taught myself to can. If you can read, you can do anything.
True. ~ karen!
OMG, I've come back to this nearly 4 years after it was written and your comments about "not a euphemism" clicked in my brain. Now, I suddenly realize what the 1972 Allman Brothers album, "Eat A Peach" refers to! And I confirmed it on Snopes.com!
So I learned 2 things here! Thanks, Karen!
Born and raised in GA, the peach capital of the universe (perhaps a slight exaggeration) and I did not know how to peel a peach. Good to know and thanks for the info!
Well, I didn't know how to peel a peach I am so glad you posted this! Thank you!
Excellent! And you're welcome. :) ~ karen!