7.11.2011

Summer Apricots


 Hi Everyone
Happy Monday

It is always fun in the summer to go out in the backyard
and pick the ripe apricots right off the tree

 This year we have a bumper crop 
Just look at this branch full of ripe apricots
 When they get really ripe they fall to the ground
Apricots are so good for you
full of vitamins and sweet as candy 
Best part no preservatives or pesticides
~Home grown~
They are a family favorite
We even make apricot smash My take on jam 
just remove pits, smash apricots add a dash of lemon juice and sugar to taste
I microwave it for 6 minutes and let it cool
so easy and delicious

♥


Apricots remind me of my Grandmother
She had a apricot tree in her backyard too and when we were little we would all sit under the tree and eat apricots popping them in our mouths one right after the other
we always would end up covered from head to toe
sticky and gooey from the juicy ripe and delicious treats
A sweet and wonderful memory 
♥



{Love}
that our children know what its like to get all sticky from apricots too
Linking with House in the Roses for
 Show off your Cottage Monday
 My Shabby Streamside Studio
for Vintage Video

romantic saying for today

"Your song sings always in me even when you are silent"
Charles Ghigna

♥
Pam
Posted by White Ironstone Cottage at Monday, July 11, 2011
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 11, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Mňam-Umi umi Pam:))They look so delicious!

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  2. A Cozy Cottage in the CityJuly 11, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I love your apricot tree! Growing up, my father had several apricot trees on our property and I can still remember climbing those trees to try & get the ripest ones! By the way, I <3 your blog and became a follower not too long ago. :) Thanks for the inspiration! Hugs, Jessie

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  3. Ricki TreleavenJuly 11, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Lovely post. Charles Ghigna is from Alabama :D

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  4. Shanon at Vintage Sparkle ChicJuly 11, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    How fun to have a fruit tree! That "smash" sounds great, I might have to give it a try! Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog!

    ~Shanon

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  5. Ivy and ElephantsJuly 11, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Those apricots look absolutely delicious! I have a mango tree in my backyard that bore to capacity this year, testing my limits of creative ways to use them! Mango chutney anyone?
    Patti

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  6. IkealadyJuly 11, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Lovely blog !!

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