august 2 - august 15 produce quick tips peaches adequately ripened peaches should be soft to the touch when held in your hand avoid squeezing the peach with your fingertips because peaches bruise easily peaches ripen well at home at room temperature or by placing in a paper bag until softened minerals and the skins can be eaten along with the fruit to gain the maximum nutritional benefits peaches with a one-to-one ratio of water and lemon juice peaches contain only 60 calories per cup peaches are naturally cholesterol and sodium free the largest peach cobbler in the world measuring 11 feet by 5 feet each year first cultivated in china peach tree blossoms require honeybees to successfully pollinate and to produce fruit world largest peach cobbler! peach smoothie fresh peaches peach pie! page 11