Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: April 13th, 2022. Did you know today is National Peach Cobbler Day? This was one of my grandmother Dorie and also Suzzane’s favorite desserts. While Charlie and I don’t care for Peach Cobbler Day. David is like Suzzane and loves Peach Cobbler. How about you do you like Peach Cobbler?
Five things to know about Peach Cobbler:
- Peach Cobblers are an American deep-dish Fruit dessert or Pie with a thick crust. Usually, a Biscuit Crust and Peach filling.
- Peach Cobbler day was created by the Georgia Peach Council in the 1950’s to sell canned Peaches.
- The rough look of the Pie gives the dish its name. It looks “cobbled” together.
- There are 419 calories in 1 cup of Peach Cobbler.
- Peach Cobbler was invented by early American Settlers.
Fun Fact:
The “World’s Largest Peach Cobbler” can be seen and tasted at the annual Georgia Peach Festival. This huge dish is 11 by five feet or about three by two meters and eight inches about 20 centimeters deep.
The recipe requires 75 gallons 285 liters of local Peaches, 90 pounds of real Butter, 32 gallons about 122 liters of Whole Milk, 150 pounds of Wheat Flour, and 150 pounds of Sugar.
Some versions of Peach Cobbler are enclosed in the Crust, while others have a drop-Biscuit or crumb topping.
Why National Peach Cobbler Day?
It is often said in the United States that if you have fresh Berries and Dough, you have a Cobbler. A Cobbler is a deep-dish baked Fruit dessert with a Pie Dough topping or a thick dropped Biscuit topping. When you pack the dessert with the stuffing of Peaches, you have a Peach Cobbler! Bearing a resemblance to a Peach Pie, a Peach Cobbler is a lot easier to cook with only a Biscuit Dough as the top crust is baked along with the Fruit filling, unlike a Pie.
Peach Cobbler celebrates its birth in the mid-1800s. Tied to the early American Settlers from Europe. When Westward expansion in America took off, Peach Cobbler saw a surge in its popularity across the Country as a breakfast serving and as a dessert attached to the main course. When the Settlers moved West, they had an urge to consume the then-American classic Pudding. The Westward movement made fruits like Peaches, Plums, and Cherries, grown on the East side of the Country hard to be accessed from the West. Also, the Settlers did not find Preserves and foods with added Baking Powder fit for fine cuisine, they Cobbled Fruit Fillings with plain Biscuit Dough resting on top. The result tasted more than good. Though the cuisine had similarities with a cobbled street in appearance, it is suspected to be a reason for the name ‘cobbler’ attached with Peach Cobbler. Further, to bake the fruit-filled Cobblers, they used to heat the dessert in campfire ‘Dutch Ovens’ because they did not have real ovens.
Later, the word spread like fire in other parts of the country, and the cuisine was highlighted in the local streets. Despite the rising popularity of peach cobblers, people usually avoided serving it to guests as an offering those days, but now things have changed for the better. Thus, to commemorate peach cobbler, a classic American dessert, the United States observes the day as National Peach Cobbler Day.
How Can We Observe National Peach Cobbler Day?
Americans celebrate their favorite dessert in several ways. Recommendations for celebrating the Holiday could be:
Perfect your recipe
Peach Cobbler is an easy dessert to put your mindful creations at trial.
Invite your family
Invite your family members for a home party. Greet them with Peach Cobblers as a welcome.
Spread sweetness
Share about the Holiday on Social Media using hashtags like #NationalPeachCobblerDay or #PeachCobblerLove or #PeachInCobblers.
Interesting Facts About National Peach Cobbler Day:
- Did you know Peach Cobbler Day has a sister day named National Cherry Cobbler Day? Which is celebrated on the 17th of May annually.
- The Holiday is observed on the 13th of April, but fresh Peaches are available from mid to late Summer.
- The first National Peach Cobbler Day was actually an effort to boost the sales of canned Peaches during the off-Season, and hence, National Peach Cobbler Day is celebrated in the month of April annually.
- The year 2007 witnessed the world’s largest Peach Cobbler at the Georgia Peach Festival that was more than 11 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 8 inches deep.
- There are 419 calories in 1 cup of Peach Cobbler.
- The dessert gets the name “Cobbler” because the Dough looks so rough, it almost appears as if the Dough were cobbled together. The taste beats the appearance.
History Of National Peach Cobbler Day:
This Holiday was first celebrated to promote the sale of canned Peaches by the Georgia Peach Council in the 1950s. This was an effort made by the council to foster the sale of Peaches during the off seasons because April isn’t the time of year to ask for fresh Peaches.
Twitter Hashtags: #NationalPeachCobblerDay #PeachCobblerDay
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
