{"id":4491,"date":"2024-06-05T08:19:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:26:07","slug":"apricots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4491","title":{"rendered":"Apricots!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4491\" class=\"elementor elementor-4491\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7039584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7039584\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f6c13c\" data-id=\"8f6c13c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc9b3f cpel-switcher--layout-horizontal cpel-switcher--aspect-ratio-43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-polylang-language-switcher\" data-id=\"bdc9b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"polylang-language-switcher.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"cpel-switcher__nav\"><ul class=\"cpel-switcher__list\"><li class=\"cpel-switcher__lang\"><a lang=\"tr-TR\" hreflang=\"tr-TR\" href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4594&#038;lang=tr\"><span class=\"cpel-switcher__flag cpel-switcher__flag--tr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg width='21' height='15' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='a'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23FFF' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23F0F0F0' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='b'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E92434' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E11324' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3C\/defs%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23a)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23b)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath d='M13.052 4.737A3.907 3.907 0 0010.75 4C8.679 4 7 5.567 7 7.5S8.679 11 10.75 11c.868 0 1.667-.275 2.302-.737a4.5 4.5 0 110-5.526zm1.214 3.34l-.919 1.113.063-1.442-1.343-.53 1.39-.386.09-1.441.796 1.204 1.398-.361-.898 1.13.775 1.217-1.352-.505z' fill='url(%23a)'\/%3E%3C\/g%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cpel-switcher__name\">T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4692484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4692484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s apricot time in the garden! Our tree is full of fruits.<br \/>With the heat wave that came through this week, they are ripening quickly and falling off.<\/p><p>I collect them 3-4 times a day and try to process them as soon as I can. Otherwise they turn mushy!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>Drying<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I&#8217;m drying some of them in 2 different ways. One is by keeping them whole and the other is to slice them and exposing them to the sun.<\/p><p>The sun is so strong these days that they quickly start to dry. The whole ones give out the juice which turns into a very tart jelly.<br \/>I turn them every now and then to expose each part to the sun. So far so good!<\/p><p>The sliced ones dry much more quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c3628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"44c3628\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7842058\" data-id=\"7842058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a57b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a57b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08736-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08736-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08736-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8de8d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8de8d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-778ae6f\" data-id=\"778ae6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18471dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18471dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Fruit Leather<\/h4><p>I make fruit leather from the very mushy ones . I pit them and pass them through my food mill, then I spread the mash thinly on a tray<\/p><p>that is lightly greased with olive oil. It dries under the sun in 2-3 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e31947 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7e31947\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31fdd1c\" data-id=\"31fdd1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00212f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00212f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"spread apricot mash on a tray\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hbmRhbGluYXJvc3NhLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDZcL0RTQzA4NzQ2LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08746-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">spread mashed fruit on a lightly greased tray and place it under the sun<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28ef2aa\" data-id=\"28ef2aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d94a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91d94a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08741-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dried apticot leather\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hbmRhbGluYXJvc3NhLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDZcL0RTQzA4NzQxLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08741-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08741-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08741-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">After a few days it will dry completely and can be easily peeled off<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8dffa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ce8dffa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eda1ec2\" data-id=\"eda1ec2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3498f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3498f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"rolled apricot leather\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hbmRhbGluYXJvc3NhLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDZcL0RTQzA4NzQ0LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08744-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">slice and roll them<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4eaed6\" data-id=\"b4eaed6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4565673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4565673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"apricot leather in a jar\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDUwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hbmRhbGluYXJvc3NhLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDZcL0RTQzA4NzQ1LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08745-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">keep them in a tightly lidded jar.You can add bay leaves to keep it longer <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-391a42c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"391a42c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02218a7\" data-id=\"02218a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb42ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb42ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Fermented Soda \/ Light Wine<\/h4><p>This is the way I make fermented sodas and lightly alcoholic wine ( Thank you Pascal Baudar) :<\/p><ul><li>I fill a jar with apricots. With my clean hands I mush them and pit them.<\/li><li>Then I add enough water to fill the jar (with two fingers of head space)<\/li><li>\u00a0I add enough molasses or honey to make it sweet to taste,<\/li><li>I lightly close the lid,<br \/>stir it whenever I&#8217;m nearby.<\/li><li>In a day or two it will start to bubble ( the wild yeast will be active) .<\/li><li>Keep stirring and tasting. Whenever I like the taste I bottle it and refrigerate it. Reused soda bottles are great, also you can reuse thick beer bottles or fruit juice bottles.<\/li><li>At this point if you&#8217;d like it to be a child friendly soda, you can keep the bottle (capped) on the counter for a day (shorter if the days are warm, longer if it&#8217;s cold) for it to be bubbly. Then refrigerate it. But don&#8217;t forget about it on the counter otherwise your bottle can explode! Drink it up in 3-5 days.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Note for boozy soda : <\/strong>\u00a0Since your drink will keep fermenting in the fridge,\u00a0 I cap the bottle lightly so the gasses can escape and it will become more sour and alcoholic.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0In his book &#8216;The Wildcrafting Brewer&#8217; Pascal Baudar mentions that you can add sugar\/honey\/molasses as you taste your ferment.This way if you cannot drink it right away the yeasts will have something to work on rather than creating a sour taste.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7301a7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7301a7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-379e4fa\" data-id=\"379e4fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec19007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec19007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-761x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-750x1009.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772-1140x1533.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08747-scaled-e1717588275772.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fe90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8fe90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08758-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08758-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC08758-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e It&#8217;s apricot time in the garden! Our tree is full of fruits.With the heat wave that came through this week, they are ripening quickly and falling off. I collect them 3-4 times a day and try to process them as soon as I can. Otherwise they turn mushy! \u00a0 Drying \u00a0 I&#8217;m drying some of them in 2 different ways. One is by keeping them whole and the other is to slice them and exposing them to the sun. The sun is so strong these days that they quickly start to dry. The whole ones give out the juice which turns into a very tart jelly.I turn them every now and then to expose each part to the sun. So far so good! The sliced ones dry much more quickly. Fruit Leather I make fruit leather from the very mushy ones . I pit them and pass them through my food mill, then I spread the mash thinly on a tray that is lightly greased with olive oil. It dries under the sun in 2-3 days. spread mashed fruit on a lightly greased tray and place it under the sun After a few days it will dry completely and can be easily peeled off slice and roll them keep them in a tightly lidded jar.You can add bay leaves to keep it longer Fermented Soda \/ Light Wine This is the way I make fermented sodas and lightly alcoholic wine ( Thank you Pascal Baudar) : I fill a jar with apricots. With my clean hands I mush them and pit them. Then I add enough water to fill the jar (with two fingers of head space) \u00a0I add enough molasses or honey to make it sweet to taste, I lightly close the lid,stir it whenever I&#8217;m nearby. In a day or two it will start to bubble ( the wild yeast will be active) . Keep stirring and tasting. Whenever I like the taste I bottle it and refrigerate it. Reused soda bottles are great, also you can reuse thick beer bottles or fruit juice bottles. At this point if you&#8217;d like it to be a child friendly soda, you can keep the bottle (capped) on the counter for a day (shorter if the days are warm, longer if it&#8217;s cold) for it to be bubbly. Then refrigerate it. But don&#8217;t forget about it on the counter otherwise your bottle can explode! Drink it up in 3-5 days. 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