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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.
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.
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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