It's apricot season again!

[SciFiJim]

This is apricots in the process of becoming jam.


The cooking.



The finished product.

[imashooter2]

Oh my! I l-o-v-e LOVE apricot preserves...

[SciFiJim]

That batch is for the women and little children. The next batch will contain chipotle peppers as well and have some kick.

[imashooter2]

No worries, I'll just sit with the women and kids then.

[Goatwhiskers]

Mmmm, I do love apricots and apricot preserves. Just glad it ain't prune season. Goat

[SciFiJim]

Just glad it ain't prune season.

It might as well be. When I pick the apricots, if I am not careful to remind myself not to, too many wind up getting eaten while picking.

[Beagler]

Lucky dog!! All of my peach trees are bare this year. they bloomed really early then the frost set back in.

This is apricots in the process of becoming jam.


The cooking.



The finished product.

[Reg]

Never thought of it before but your saying about putting in peppers !!!! Wonder how that would be cooked in over a nice deer roast ???? Think you might be on to something !!!!

[SciFiJim]

To the regular jam recipe I added a small can of chipotle peppers that have been pureed in a food processor. The jam has a sweet, smoky flavor with a mild kick. If you wanted it a bit hotter, you can add an additional teaspoon of red pepper flakes.

[SciFiJim]

The chipotle apricot jam came out much darker than the regular jam. Now to let it sit long enough to set. I don't have another morning at home until next Sunday. It should be ready by then to have on toast.

[dragonrider]

That looks so good, apricots are a favorite of mine.

[Reg]

All of our apricot trees are loaded this year both in town and out here. Will try this one for sure !!!!!

[dale2242]

The idea of adding peppers is interesting.
Apricot -pineapple preserves are my favorite.....dale

[fourarmed]

Put a tablespoon of those apricot preserves in a blender with ice, a dash of lemon juice, and a jigger of white rum, and blend it to a slush.

[Reg]

Put a tablespoon of those apricot preserves in a blender with ice, a dash of lemon juice, and a jigger of white rum, and blend it to a slush.

Now we are really going someplace. This discussion is getting better by the minute !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oneokie]

You need to make a cobbler or some fried pies with of some of the apricots.

[WILCO]

Now we are really going someplace. This discussion is getting better by the minute !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in on that idea!

[chboats]

Jim - Now that is being down right cruel. I happen to know that the area you live grows some of the tastiest cots in the world and there is nothing like a tree ripe apricot. There is a vender that comes to the farmers markets around here that comes from Fresno with some good cots but still nothing like fresh off the tree. Chipotle apricot jam, I could do some damage to a jar of that.

Thanks for the post.

Carl

[SciFiJim]

Jim - Now that is being down right cruel. I happen to know that the area you live grows some of the tastiest cots in the world and there is nothing like a tree ripe apricot. There is a vender that comes to the farmers markets around here that comes from Fresno with some good cots but still nothing like fresh off the tree. Chipotle apricot jam, I could do some damage to a jar of that.

Thanks for the post.

Carl

The tree in my back yard is so loaded that branches are breaking. I need to do some serious tree pruning after the season is over with in a few weeks.

[SciFiJim]

I made a cobbler tonight. It's OK, but needs more sugar. I eyeballed the measurements and it looked like plenty, but the fruit is still pretty tart. It's good with vanilla ice cream.