One of our favorite summer Saturday activities is to go up to Thomasville for a visit to two of our favorite places: The Bread Wagon and The Thomasville State Farmers Market.
The Bread Wagon is a Mennonite bakery on US 19, just north of Thomasville. They sell all sorts of baked goods like strawberry pies, blueberry coffee cakes, red velvets, pumpkin cream cheese logs and muffins, and pretty much any other southern specialty you can think of. Our favorite is the five flavor pound cake, a rich, dense and moist pound cake that tastes like no other you've ever tasted. Sooo good. Tip: get them to cut it in half unless you have a huge family or
really like pound cake - the bundt pan they use is huge! You could also freeze some, I suppose.
The Thomasville State Farmers Market has a year-round produce area that sells seasonal, regional produce (and some that isn't - make sure you check) and sauces. One thing they have in July and August are green valencia peanuts (red spanish, not the big Virginia ones) that you can purchase in bulk at a cheaper rate than the grocery stores.
This year we've bought several pounds and spent a few weekends boiling them to eat and freeze. They are so easy, and all you need is peanuts, salt and water.
They are a Creamer family favorite, and we hope to save some for the winter. I've put money down that they won't last that long, but one can always hope!
