Peach Polly

Sometimes you have to easy. Super easy.

Dylan's folks found this amazing little cookbook and gave it to me. I can't find much information of it but it looks like it probably from the 1940's or maybe earlier. It is a binder with red dividers for different types of recipes like desserts, vegetables, and sauces. The recipe cards have perforation marks on the tops and bottoms so my guess is that the busy housewife could sign up to receive recipe pages in the mail and then tear them apart and put in the binder. My binder id labeled "No. 2" so you could probably could multiple binders to hold all the recipes. This one has recipes from the Syracuse Lighting Co, the Peoples Gas & Electric Co, and Fulton Light, Heat & Power. It also has a number of handwritten recipes all through it. In no particular order! This lady was not worried about organization. Many of the recipes are out of order or just stuffed in the front or back. I love it!

Looks super easy! I was wanted to try something other than cookies.

This looks like it is going to make a dessert for two. Sometimes not having leftovers is a good thing. (Especially if you don't know how something will turn out.)

Layer the peaches. Layer the sugar. Looks great do far!

Throw on the tapioca and butter. I'm hoping this makes something. Right now it looks ... less than appealing. 

I'm not feeling much better after adding the liquid. Still looks iffy.

Okay, so it baked and created ... something. Kinda looks like peach pie filling. Smells good though!

This was interesting. It was exactly like a peach pie filling in texture and taste. Not bad but as the dessert cooled it became a gelatin dessert. The flavor was nice but I missed the pie crust. I love pie crust. I may have, in the past, snuck into the kitchen and eaten the crust off of several pies. But there is no proof it was me! I warmed up my peach polly a bit and it softened right up and was delicious.

My Rating: Just okay. I would not make again but might try as a pie filling. Maybe. Probably not though.

Dylan's Rating: Taste good but the texture is weird. Not my favorite.