zxcvbob wrote:
> Here's the recipe. It specifically calls for California apricots, but I
> use Turkish because that's what I can get at Fleet Farm. Now that
> there's a Trader Joe's here, I should try the CA kind and see what
> difference it makes. Cheap nasty "fruit cake mix" works just fine for
> the dried fruit because of the raisins, aps, and chocolate.

Hint: get the Blenheim variety, not the Patterson variety. I
like nice tart apricots, but the Patterson ones are too sour even
for me. I do wonder whether they might be good in baked goods,
even perhaps mixed with other varieties.
--
Jean B.