The apricot comes to market in early summer, and its season is quite short. However, dried and preserved, apricots are enjoyed world-wide, year-round. Fresh apricots are high in fiber, beta-carotene and Vitamins A and C. Their soft skin is easier to bite into than a peach, and the fruit is dryer and sweeter than a peach's.
Apricot Varieties
- Tiltons
- Pattersons
- Blenheims
- Castlebrites
- Earlicot
- Goldbar
- Ambercot
- Poppy
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Oven drying is probably the easiest and most reliable way to dry fruit, although sun drying is possible if the weather is hot enough and dry enough. The ...
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Fruit is a drupe, or stone fruit
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Originated in China
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Often eaten dried or in jam
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High in Vitamin A
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Species of Prunus
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In the U.S. 95% of apricots are grown in California
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Pronounced either APE-ricot or APP-ricot
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