Yay for your wonderful day—thanks so much for sharing it!
Speaking of seasonal treats, do you know about the Blenheim variety of apricots? They are in season now, and I find them the best tasting of the apricot varieties that I know of. They don't travel well (and therefore mostly used to be canned or dried), but if you have a farmers' market or an especially good produce place nearby, I recommend watching for them and giving them a try if you can. They aren't the biggest apricots, and their color leans more towards yellow-orange than rosy-orange, but in my opinion, their taste is pretty good even if picked a bit green, and it is transcendent when tree-ripened.
I also find Apache and Robada varieties of apricots to be worth buying, if I see them and can't get Blenheims. The other apricot varieties I've tried just don't measure up to those three, and I go buy yellow nectarines, instead—freestone and tending toward acidic, if I have multiple choices. 😏
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Speaking of seasonal treats, do you know about the Blenheim variety of apricots? They are in season now, and I find them the best tasting of the apricot varieties that I know of. They don't travel well (and therefore mostly used to be canned or dried), but if you have a farmers' market or an especially good produce place nearby, I recommend watching for them and giving them a try if you can. They aren't the biggest apricots, and their color leans more towards yellow-orange than rosy-orange, but in my opinion, their taste is pretty good even if picked a bit green, and it is transcendent when tree-ripened.
I also find Apache and Robada varieties of apricots to be worth buying, if I see them and can't get Blenheims. The other apricot varieties I've tried just don't measure up to those three, and I go buy yellow nectarines, instead—freestone and tending toward acidic, if I have multiple choices. 😏
Wishing you a summer of much personal happiness!