Peach: Use

Fresh peaches are so good that it seems a shame to cook them, but they are good if poached in wine or made into pies. The most famous peach dessert, peach Melba, was created by escoffier in 1893 to honour Dame Nellie Melba. It is less well known that when Mme Récamier, the famous beauty of the early 19th century, was ill, refusing all food and at death’s door, she was tempted to eat and eventually recover by a dish of peaches in syrup and cream.