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Apricots, Plums & Pluots

Apricots, plums, and their hybrid child pluots can be used in many of the same or similar recipes. They are all summer stone fruits (along with peaches and nectarines), with apricots ripening earlier in the summer and plums and pluots coming into season mid- to late-summer.

All About Apricots

See how to select, buy, store, and use apricots.

Guide to Varieties of Plums & Pluots

Plums and pluots (a hybrid of plums and apricots) come in a delightful array of luscious varieties as seen here.

How to Freeze Plums

Keep the fresh flavor of summer ripe plums to enjoy later in the year.

How to Grill Plums

Grilled plums are a great way to serve these luscious summer and early fall delights.

Plum Mint Salsa

This Plum Mint Salsa takes about 10 minutes to throw together, and is amazingly delicious.

Summer Stone Fruit Tarts

An easy recipe for individual free-form tarts (galettes) using peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, or pluots.

Spiced Plum Chutney

This spiced plum chutney is a great way to preserve a prolific plum harvest and makes a delicious condiment to serve with pork or poultry.

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