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Univ. Hosp. Peach Cobbler w/Hard Sauce

My Father, Orris Woods, retired from Riley Hospital. He brought me this recipe on a card. Each time the cafeteria at University Hospital in Indianapolis, IN would feature a new dish, they passed out the recipe.





List of Ingredients



• Cobbler Ingredients:
  
• 2 tablespoons flour
  
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 2 tablespoons butter
  
• 3 cups ripe peaches, sliced
  
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• one single sheet pie pastry, unbaked
  
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• Hard Sauce Ingredients:
  
• 3 tablespoons butter
  
• 1 cup powdered sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
  
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  






Instructions



1. Mix flour, nutmeg, sugar and peaches.
   
2. Cook and stir over low heat until thick.
   
3. Add butter.
   
4. Place in a 9x9 baking pan and top with the unbaked pie pastry.
   
5. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
   
6. To Prepare Hard Sauce:
   
7. Cream butter until light and fluffy.
   
8. Gradually add powdered sugar.
   
9. Keep beating and add lemon juice and then vanilla.
   
10. Serve cobbler warm with a spoon of Hard Sauce on top.
    






Final Comments


I have substituted canned peaches for the fresh, but the taste just isn't the same. You can add a drop or two of whiskey to the hard sauce, just add alittle more powdered sugar to keep the texture firm. It should be spoonable, not runny.