Apricot Recipes
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- Apricot Marshmallow Squares
Apricot paste (see Apricot Paste recipe) 1 sheet marshmallow Granulated sugar - Apricot Sauce
1/2 cup apricot jam or 1 cup apricot juice 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon lemon juice few grain salt - Apricot Pecan Refrigerator Cake
1 pound Nabisco's, ground 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 1 cup chopped pecans 1 can apricots 1 pint whipping cream - Apricot and Wine Jelly
1/2 box gelatine or 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine 1/2 cup cold water 1 cup boiling water 1 cup apricot juice 1 cup wine 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice - Apricot Refrigerator Cake
1 cup sugar 1/2 cup apricot juice 4 egg whites, beaten stiff Few grains salt 1 pint whipping cream 1~2 1/2 can apricots 1 pound vanilla wafers, lady fingers, angel food or white cake - Apricot Jam
1 lb dried apricots 4 pints boiling water 3 lbs sugar 3 ounces almonds, blanched (optional) - Apricot or Peach Jam
Apricots or peaches 1 pound of double-refined sugar 3 spoonful of water - Apricot Marmalade
Apricots Loaf-sugar - Apricot Paste | Apricots
Apricots 1 pound of double-refined sugar - Apricot Dessert
1 can apricots sugar to taste 3 or 4 drops almond 3 eggs 2 tablespoons cornstarch, rubbed with 1/2 cup water
About Apricot
- Apricots are commonly used in baking and as an added flavor in meat entrees
- Apricots are good for dieting because they are low in calories and high in fiber which leads to water absorption and a feeling of being full
- One serving of apricots can provide nearly half of the daily recommendation for vitamin A
- Dried apricots are loaded with soluble fiber which is helpful to the digestive system
- Botanically speaking, the apricot is a cousin of the plum, the almond, the peach, and the nectarine
- Apricots are rich with Lycopene which is a cancer-fighting antioxidant and has been linked to improved fertility
- Apricots are usually treated with sulfites which can affect about 1 in 100 people who are allergic
- Dried apricots are actually healthier than fresh apricots as they have a higher concentration of vitamins and nutrients
- Ancient Persian people referred to apricots as the "Egg of the Sun"
- Today the nation that produces the highest volume of commercial apricots is Turkey
- The word "apricot" is derived from a latin word that means early ripening and has the same basis as the word "precocious"
- Mediterranean apricot seeds are so sweet and savory they can often be used as a substitute for almonds
- Egyptians use apricots to make a juice called amar al-din which is poplar during Ramadan
- The cultivation of apricots began in Armenia and the scientific name reflects this: Prunus Armeniaca
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