Because we are staying in Sicilia for 3 months... we get the added bonus of experiencing more of the frutta and verdura seasons than we ever have before.
1.) Spring - Artichokes, Sicilian Red onions, Fave and Nespolo, Strawberries, Oranges (aranciata), Lemons, wild fennel
2.) Late Spring - Potatoes, Cantaloupes, Apricots (Albicocci) big and small, early Peaches
3.) Early Summer - Green Beans, more Cantaloupes, Plums, Gelsi (mulberry tree fruit), Cherries, Kiwis, garlic, new species of basil, humongous fleshy green figs, peaches and nectarines, normal and squashed (try them both!)
So... we had one apricot tree in the yard and were given strict instructions with reminders about picking the apricots fresh. Another apricot tree with tiny albicocci (super flavour country) were available for picking as well. This meant when push came to shove an Giuseppe (our Landlord's Father in Law) came by two hours after we had picked what we thought were the most fresh Apricots. Two had fallen in the two hours we were fetching the day's groceries... Chris got in trouble for this obvious slip (laziness). It was determined in order to keep in Giuseppe's good books, we needed to do a better job. For the next couple of days we made focussed effort to pick all the fresh apricots (the bulk of both trees)... We knew early on it would not be possible to eat this many apricots... we tried to give some away... we got rid of a few this way... but not enough. Sarah dug back into her traditional skills and decided on Albicocci Jam... It worked and we think we pleased the Sicilians!
 |
| The Nespolo are on their way out... |
 |
| Apricot... almost ready |
 |
| Maybe a day away... |
 |
| The Unbelievable Flavour of the Tiny Apricots... OMG |
 |
| Should we add some Zibbibo to the Apricots! YES! |
 |
| The final product... the blue bowl of extra jam |
No comments:
Post a Comment