Apricot glut!
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Apricot glut!
Hello everybody! I recently acquired nearly 6kg of apricots, and I have no clue what to make with them. I have done chutney, muffins and a pie so far. I can't make any more jams or anything as I have run out of jars to put them into. I'm open to any ideas :)
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Re: Apricot glut!
Clean them, de-stone them, bag them up in portions and stick them in the freezer. The you can use them later on for cakes, smoothies or whatever you like. :)
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Re: Apricot glut!
Pulp and dry as fruit leather?
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Re: Apricot glut!
How do you do that?boboff wrote:Pulp and dry as fruit leather?
You can take the stones out and dry them whole too, either in a very low oven or in a solar drier. I want to make one of these : http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/04/1 ... ehydrator/
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'If you just close your eyes and block your ears, to the acumulated knowlage of the last 2000 years,
then morally guess what your off the hook, and thank Christ you only have to read one book'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr1I3mBojc0
'If you just close your eyes and block your ears, to the acumulated knowlage of the last 2000 years,
then morally guess what your off the hook, and thank Christ you only have to read one book'
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Re: Apricot glut!
http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/ho ... t_leather/
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Thanks Boboff that looks grate. Will give it a go this year with the fruit.
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Re: Apricot glut!
are they already dried?? or frozen because apricots aren't in season at the moment??
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They may be in New Zealand mate!
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Re: Apricot glut!
Wine. If you can jam it, you can ferment it.Spanderholic wrote:Hello everybody! I recently acquired nearly 6kg of apricots, and I have no clue what to make with them. I have done chutney, muffins and a pie so far. I can't make any more jams or anything as I have run out of jars to put them into. I'm open to any ideas :)
Or a liqueur. I'm sure I can find a recipe, something with either brandy or gin.
(I'm guessing these are cheap, fresh, imported from Australia or southern hemisphere apricots - which are in season now)
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Re: Apricot glut!
I'm guessing from her signature that she actually lives in Christchurch/Dunedin, New Zealand.GeorgeSalt wrote:(I'm guessing these are cheap, fresh, imported from Australia or southern hemisphere apricots - which are in season now)

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didn't see the signature, obviously suffering too much apricot envy