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Peach Cobbler Thursday

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             I don’t know who came up with the brilliant idea to add salt to all desserts; leaving out just a pinch of salt flattens the dessert and disappoints the taste.   Then again, too much salt will also ruin the dessert as it becomes the only thing one can taste.           When I was in college I remember a girl from next door providing a recipe for the easiest ever peach cobbler.   It was combining 1 cup each of flour, sugar and milk, two tablespoons of baking powder, a little salt and a jar of peaches (or whatever fruit desired).   Oh, and lest not forget the half stick of butter that melts in the pan as you preheat.                        In her recipe one of the steps required cutting up the peaches and cooking them on the stove before they were added.   Over the years I elim...