I always think of "church suppers" when I think of cobblers - because one of the old ladies usually brought cobbler and it was always gone before I could get a taste. At the time I remember thinking it was no great loss, hot fruit didn't really appeal to me, but now that I "understand the cobbler" I would be the first in line if I saw one of the blue-hairs bringing one to a function. To understand the cobbler you must understand that it's not meant to be shoveled in...oh no...it should eaten slowly and savored...served hot and with a really good ice cream...the yin and the yang...hot and cold...making cobbler the ultimate slider...a slider being something you either chew or not as it's going down so smoothly that it really doesn't matter...am I going to fast for you? Let me paint you a picture of me eating my cobbler...I was curled up in a nice pair of flannel pj's, relaxing in my big ol' chair, watching I Love Lucy on TV with big pink fluffy slippers on my feet which were poking out from under a comfy patchwork quilt...that's right folks, it's still NOT summer here so work with me on this! While you're all roasting like pigs on a spit, I'm trying to keep warm without lighting the fireplace! 
Using peaches and nectarines together creates just enough of a taste difference to make the taste buds sit up and take notice...
Chewy topping, crunchy pecans...soft fruit that basically melts in your mouth because it's absorbed the cream...and who doesn't like peaches and cream?!?
Peach and Nectarine Cobbler by Me
2 nectarines, cut into slices, pits removed, skins left on
2 peaches, cut into slices, pits removed, skins left on
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup flour
3 teaspoons cinnamon
2/3 cup brown sugar
8 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup heavy cream
vanilla ice cream for serving
Put sliced peaches and nectarines into a baking dish. In a medium bowl combine oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. With fingertips, add butter, mixing together until mixture is crumbly. Pour cream over peaches and nectarines. Sprinkle pecans over cream and fruit. Sprinkle the oatmeal mixture over all. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until fruit is soft when tested with a toothpick. Before serving, mix cobbler with a spoon to incorporate any cream that wasn't absored during baking. Serve with a good vanilla ice cream. Serves 6.
"Live in each season as it passes; breath air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet drink and botanical medicines." Henry David Thoreau
