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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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 Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 2:14:04 PM
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All right ladies, I'm trying to figure out what to do or make with apricots. I don't need any more jam and I have been dehydrating some.
What recipes do you use them in? how else do you process them up for saving?
thanks,
Laurie
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
267 Posts |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 4:26:24 PM
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| You can grill & serve with ice cream or in a salad. I make gelato out of them. My mom always canned them, then whenever we wanted a treat she'd say "there are peaches, plums or apricots in the pantry" and we'd go pick a jar. I freeze the filling for apricot pies in ziploc bags and then just defrost and put in pie crust and bake. |
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.Linz.
True Blue Farmgirl
118 Posts
Lindsey
Shippensburg
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 4:58:46 PM
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When I use them fresh, I usually make an apricot crisp - some thyme in the crumble topping really compliments the apricot's flavor. An apricot tart is good too - for the last one I made I mixed herbs de provence with some chevre, spread that on a par-baked tart shell, put sliced apricots on top, and brushed a generous amount of honey over it.
"Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." - Prov. 27:23 |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 5:17:48 PM
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I love canned apricots in a light syrup. I really like to mix in a about 2 table spoons of ball freezer jam pectin and about a cup of sugar with about 2 quarts of halved apricots, stir well and let sit a while until the sugar is not grainy and put in quart freezer bags and freeze for pies or just fruit for dessert later on. The apricots keep their pretty color and fresh flavor. I love apricots, I never have enough on my trees to do this but I would like to can apricot nectar to drink for breakfast in the winter.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4222 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 04:30:53 AM
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I love making apricot nector. Yummy
Michele |
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Nanniekim
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Kim
Arizona
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 1:22:12 PM
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I just made apricot butter and fruit leather with mine.
Kim |
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heritagehunter
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Julie
La Salle
Co
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 5:01:30 PM
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How about pancake syrup?
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 05:09:55 AM
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Canned or fresh apricots for apricot pie! Ans dried ones for apricot fried pies. I use the jam with a cream cheese mixture for the centers of kolaches. They are incredible!
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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antoinette
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Toni
East Freedom
PA
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 10:17:48 AM
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| I am envious, our apricot tree received frost this year so no fruit!! Lucky you! |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1503 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2012 : 07:34:57 AM
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Apricots make tasty additions or fillings for oatmeal cookies, muffins, scones, turnovers, danish pastries and tortes. My grandma used to make an apricot upside down cake...I think it may have had rum in it too, but we've never found a recipe. Apricots can also be used for chutneys or glazes for pork and turkey. There are lots of great recipe ideas online.
Antoinette, I know what you mean....both of my apricot trees broke off near the base in the January ice storm so we are back to square one. I'll have to go visit my favorite orchard in Yakima (Eastern WA) to buy some for a few years until the new trees start producing.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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