PJ, After posting earlier re the lack of knowledge of wonderful South Carolina peaches I thought I would do some personal investigation. Last week I drove to MacLead's Peach Orchard in McBee, South Carolina which is in the Hartsfield/Florence area. It was a really fun trip and the place is amazing - they were so busy with people carrying away boxes and boxes of peaches. I noticed a lot of northern license plates so believe there were a lot of tourists returning from Myrtle Beach. I bought two peck baskets of "seconds" ($4.00 each) which are considered too ripe to ship. I don't even know what varieties they were, but they were all freestone. I froze them this morning and they were beautiful! I just followed the directions on the Fruit Fresh container - 1 TBS. Fruit Fresh to each four/five peaches and added 1/4 cup of sugar. You could add more sugar, but that is personal preference. They are so juicy! Here is the contact info: McLeod's Orchards, Rt. 151, 8 miles north of the intersection of 15 and 151 in Hartsville, SC. Their website is www.MacsPride.com and their toll-free number is: 1-877-789-9252. They are open 8-6:30 Mon. thru Thurs. and 8-7 Fri. thru Sun. I hope you all will be able to enjoy this wonderful South Carolina product!
August 2, 2008 at 3:46pm