tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539289124418033397.post6153188983593313502..comments2023-10-30T02:34:05.398-07:00Comments on The View From Farview Farm: Wading In Jell-OBohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082327341507554187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539289124418033397.post-18129150476162469892011-06-21T12:38:00.058-07:002011-06-21T12:38:00.058-07:00about apricots right off the tree...oh, how i wish...about apricots right off the tree...oh, how i wish k and d had retained apricot picking rights when they sold their home in cm...as i still miss the opportunity to enjoy fresh picked apricots...true - nothing compares...alexandra/sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373045045229817000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539289124418033397.post-55067308021320267342011-06-21T06:56:50.437-07:002011-06-21T06:56:50.437-07:00I'm glad you resisted the temptation, altho si...I'm glad you resisted the temptation, altho since you live not so far from the central valley, they MIGHT have been good apricots, but I've NEVER bought one that comes close to the ones we grew in Costa Mesa...not that our tree was anything special, but there is NOTHING like a fresh apricot right from the tree. I planted a tree here last year, got 36 fantastic apricots my first year...and then the tree died - or I killed it. An elderly Japanese neighbor, who farmed and landscaped his whole working life, says it probably had a case of "wet feet" due to our soil and my overwatering...thinking it wasn't getting enough. Now maybe you can make a good apricot pie with store-bought apricots, but I bet they would never taste as good as when you picked them from the tree your mom planted. If you can't tell, I am passionate about apricots eaten right from the tree...and dinner cooked right on the beach would make it perfection...altho I've only had hotdogs cooked at the beach. Ah...memories...and my mom used Crisco, but raved about someone's crust when that person used lard. My dwarf navel orange tree died too - that's the other fruit that just I swoon for right from the tree. I found a perfect source at a local market...now I just need to find an apricot tree and see if the owners want to sell some fruit :-)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404982692347100269noreply@blogger.com