Getting Saucy!

Whilst visiting the parents this Friday, I mentioned to my dad some interest in purchasing apricots.  Patterson being the 'Apricot capital of the world' I knew I could score some pretty good 'cots.  So off we went straight to the source and picked up TWO boxes of delicious Del Puerto Gold Apricots.
                                                 

I am now the proud owner of 48lbs of Apricots.  That's right, 48lbs.  Crazy right?
The good thing is I can give some away to friends and family and still have plenty left over to try my hand at making apricot jam.

24lbs of apricots! 

After numerous internet searches I figured out that I while I didn't have the desire to create a true 'jam', I could easily create a sauce which would totally fullfil my needs.  So I have now turned some of those delicious little fruits into this:

Sweet and Tangy just bursting with Apricot goodness

Making this amazing little sauce was pretty darn easy, but getting the portion of sugar to fruit ratio down took two tries.  The first batch was a bit too sweet, so I made a second batch with a lot less sugar and just mixed in the first and BAM- instant awesome-sauce!  I mean apricot sauce.

Up next- Apricot cobbler, Apricot pockets, and of course just plain old Apricots.