Too Many Peaches!

We have several fruit trees in the yard, one of them in its third season since planting. It’s produced a bumper crop too large for its small frame to support:

Peach tree in garden, heavy with peaches, leaning

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This run of tandoori marinade was modeled on a vindaloo spice scheme.

The ingredients and approximate quantities are as follows:

• 1 cup whole goat yogurt (plain cow’s milk yogurt is just fine)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• juice of 1 fresh lime
• 2-3 tablespoon piece of fresh ginger root
• 2-3 tablespoons of garlic cloves
• 3 Dry whole chili pods
• 1-2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tsp black peppercorns
• 2 tsp whole coriander seeds
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp black cumin seeds (kala jeera)
• 1 tsp green cardamom seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 3 whole cloves

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