[header] How to select and store apricots [title] Buy apricots in season. [step] Apricots are in season locally for a short period of time. You'll have better luck finding good fruit if you shop at the peak of their season. <sep> (A) In the northern hemisphere, they are in season mid-may through mid-august. In the southern hemisphere, they are in season november through january. (B) When you can easily find the fruit when it's ripe, you'll stock up comfortably in your purse. [title] Stock up on fruit bunches to keep yourself stocked. (C) Fruits that are grown evenly in winter are called summer apricots. [substeps] Spring apricots: though they are usually healthier in summer, produce produce production may start to decline if winter french apricots begin to spoil. (D) [substeps] Apricots are often ripe, as they won't feel ripe as often. The exact meaning of being ripe doesn't apply to many varieties of apricots.
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