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August 24, 2024, at home

My paternal grandmother used to make peach pie when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s. She never used a top crust. She would boil the pits in unflavored powdered gelatin, water, and a little red food coloring. She would pour the hot liquid over the freshly sliced peaches in the pie before baking. The pie would have this, well, pinkish-white, gelatinous substance on top. I liked it. These days, we know that peach pits contain small amounts of amygdalin, a chemical that can break down into the poisonous chemical cyanide when digested, so I will NOT recommend boiling the pits.

August 24, 2024, at home

I do occasionally like waffles, but I do prefer pancakes.

August 24, 2024, at home

When my dad (1934-1997) retired in the mid-1990s, he moved to Maryland from Long Island, New York.