On Jul 7, 4:36*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > *Gloria P > wrote:
>
> >> Good news: * It's raining here for the first time in weeks and the
> >> garden really needs it even though we water 3x a week.
>
> >> Bad news: *The rain has turned to hail, starting pea-sized and now
> >> almost dime-sized, and it will rip the garden to shreds.
>
> >> I'd like to give Mother Nature a swift kick in the a$$.
>
> >> gloria p
>
> > Cover the apricot tree!!!!
>
> They are ~15 feet tall (Yeah, we should have pruned more.)
> Luckily the hail didn't really do much damage to anything.
> Some years it shreds every leaf on every tree and bush.
>
> One of the trees split nearly in half right down to the ground
> this winter during a snow/ice storm, but what remains is so heavy
> with fruit that we've had to prop up the branches. *They aren't
> ripening or softening much even though they are starting to color.
> I'm surprised because it has been HOT here.
>
> I can wait. *Once they ripen I'll have my work cut out for me
> for a *few days although I'm sure the birds, squirrels, and neighbors
> will be glad to help.
>
> Got any interesting additions to apricot jam? *I may add some ginger to
> a batch but we like it so well, the majority will be *plain.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Apricot pineapple is one of my family's favorites.