1. Ripening and eating: If apricots are too sour, it usually means they are not ripe enough. Therefore, when the apricots are fully mature, they will not be so sour and sweet, but will have a moderately sweet and sour taste, which is very delicious.
If the apricots you buy are too sour, leave them for a few days to ripen before eating. You can buy some ethephon, dilute it and spray it on the surface of the apricots, so that they will ripen in one to two days. In addition, put them together with ripe bananas, apples or rice.
It can also be ripened quickly.
2. Make jam: Another way to eat relatively sour apricots is to make apricot jam and eat it, then it will not be so sour.
The method of making apricot jam is relatively simple. The main raw materials are apricots, white sugar and lemon juice.
Homemade dried apricots: 1. Wash the apricots and drain them, then remove the core and cut the apricots in half.
2. Use a stainless steel pot to put 100 ml of water, 300 ml of sugar or rock sugar, and bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Bring the sugar water to a boil, add the apricots, turn to medium heat, and cook for 10 minutes. Check the water content. If there is less water, add some water. As long as the pot is not dry, there is no need to add water.
4. Stir gently, do not break up the apricot meat, add 100 grams of sugar, continue to cook for 20 minutes, turn off the heat after 20 minutes, open the lid and soak for 4-5 hours.
5. Remove the apricots and control the water. It is best to control the water in the pot. (The juice can be used to make popsicles.) Then place it on a baking sheet. (Preheat the oven for 10 minutes in advance.) Bake the front side for 10 minutes, and then bake for 10 minutes.
Then turn it over and bake the other side. It is best to bake all the soup to make it easier to dry.
6. Generally, it is recommended to put them on a clean food bag when placing them to dry. This can prevent the soup from flowing everywhere. In addition, the apricots will look better when they are dried.
It will be delicious after drying for 2-3 days. If you like it dry, you can dry it again. Remember to turn it over if you have nothing to do.