APRICOTS!!
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (177303)
Boise, Idaho
July 21, 2025 4:48pm CST
I haven't had fresh apricots since I was a small girl. My grandmother had a tree right by the chicken coop. The chickens liked them and so did I. But, more recently we were given some and I am devouring them very quickly. They are all ripe and so very tasty.
My grandmother used to make this delicious jam. It was apricot jam but had bits of walnuts in it. It was so good. She did a lot of canning. Her relish was delicious too. I enjoyed it because it was sweet relish and many didn't like it so I got my fill. She also canned concord grape juice. We had a nice sized grape arbor out back and I would eat them. I would make myself sick when I came to spend my summers there later on when mom and I moved to Pocatello. I would eat apricots, prunes, raspberries, blackberries, pie cherries, baby carrots, and some others I can't remember.
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@RasmaSandra (87180)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jul
I like apricots but prefer peaches more. I love cherries but have not had any in a long time, A little basket of raspberries costs too much and strawberries I am never sure if they will be sweet,
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jul
I had so many peaches when I was tiny that I just don't care for them much anymore.
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@Traceyjayne (3448)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul
I bought a pack of about a dozen fresh apricots last week. They do taste very different to the dried ones …my Mom can’t eat the fresh ones as she doesn’t like the furry texture of the skin.
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jul
I can understand that. It bugs me sometimes too. Some don't have it as much.
@DaddyEvil (154359)
• United States
22 Jul
Apricots are good but peaches are my favorite fruit.
We had all kinds of fruits growing on our farm when I was growing up... It was always a contest between kids, birds and mom who would end up with the most fruit. (We kids and the birds were eating everything raw. Mom was canning everything she could get her hands on. 
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
I had so many peaches when I was very young that i just don't care for them much anymore. When mom and dad brought me home from Bremerton, Washington (where he had been stationed) that is all they had to feed me. I got my fill.
Sounds like your farm was much like my grandparent's place. Canning was a great way to feed a family some good food year round. I was very fortunate to grow up the way I did.
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@DaddyEvil (154359)
• United States
18h
@celticeagle Up until I started having physical problems, I'd buy a bushel or two of peaches when they started getting ripe and gorge on them instead of eating regular food. I'd still make food for Pretty because she doesn't like peaches but I rarely ate anything besides peaches during the summer. I'd keep bowls full of them in the fridge until I ran out and go buy another bushel or two and do it again.
Now, I'm considered diabetic so I'm not supposed to eat very much sugary/sweet foods at a time... I still eat one or two a day but that's my limit. (I check my blood sugar twice a day. As long as it's not too high (fasting blood sugar is usually around 80 to 95) then I'll have one. If it is higher, then I'll just wish.)
I believe I had a great childhood. 
@LindaOHio (195460)
• United States
22 Jul
I used to love fresh apricots and dried apricots too. They are so tasty.
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
They sure are. I need to eat more of them. I have gotten out of the habit.
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@Nakitakona (58285)
• Philippines
22 Jul
I haven't seen here in a local.market. as I sesrch it, it could be ordered online and deliver to your doorstep.
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
How convenient. We have all of our groceries delivered.
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@Ineeddentures (11657)
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21 Jul
Prunes
Oh my god yes I loved prunes.
Spitting the stone out was the fun part.
Prunes are great
Got lots of Iron in them
They used to give them to sick kids here.
And they are great with custard
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jul
Yes, prunes. Iron and fiber too I believe. Haven't tried them with custard. I did find a recipe for chocolate cake made with some. Very tasty. I am a chocolate lover so am always on the hunt for a new and interesting recipe.
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
@Ineeddentures ........I found it in a Hershey's booklet of recipes years ago. I don't recall the name.
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@Ineeddentures (11657)
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22 Jul
@celticeagle
Prunes and chocolate
Never heard of that before
But hey, I like Prunes and I love chocolate
Must look for the recipe and try it
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
Canned are okay. It was nice to have these fresh ones though.
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@allknowing (149980)
• India
22 Jul
Reading your post made my day not just about fruits that I love but also about your grandmother I donot recemember my grand parents and you have such lovely memories to share.
What is relish?
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@celticeagle (177303)
• Boise, Idaho
19h
Is there some peach cobbler in your immediate future?
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@sallypup (65339)
• Centralia, Washington
18h
@celticeagle Maybe. We're just enjoying the ripe peaches and bagging the super goopy ones for the freezer.
