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How to dry apricots
Buy or pick your apricots when they are fully ripe.
Under-ripe fruit can become sour when dried. If they grow locally in your area, wait for the end of the season " canning specials " when you can get ripe fruit that you can use immediately, instead of keeping it around to eat raw.
Look for big sales at your local supermarket. They will be ripe in late summer, or sometime between july and september, depending upon the year.