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Prime time to use peaches for cooking and baking
Fruit can be used in recipes ranging from pies to tacos
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Peaches hang from a tree Saturday at Jaemor Farms in Alto. The farm had a smaller peach crop this year because of late freezes. - photo by Erin O. Smith
An old wooden sign on the side of Cornelia Highway displays a message in red paint and all capitalized letters: “JAEMOR FARMS — PEACHES — 4 MILES”. Chances are, if you’re from Northeast Georgia, you’ve seen that sign. And you know just a few minutes of driving separates you from the welcoming sight of Jaemor Farms and a bushel full of peaches.