Back in the 1930s a woman named Ruth Wakefield would bake cookies for the guests at her New Bedford, Massachusetts inn. One day she decided to put small bits of a semi-sweet chocolate bar in her cookies with the idea that they would melt. Well...
With fresh peaches being so prevalent this time it's easy to have a few past the point of eating plain. It only took seven small to medium peaches to fill a 9x13 pan for this cobbler recipe. If you only have 3 peaches, half the recipe by using a single layer cake mix and half of the other ingredients.
I know it sounds like a bizarre dish, but many people (like myself) enjoy that sweet (strawberries) and salty (pretzel) combination. When frozen, pretzel salad makes a great summer dessert perfect for taking to an end-of-the-summer Labor Day party.©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
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