{"id":15512,"date":"2026-07-06T12:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/the-sweet-season-of-apricots\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:01:50","slug":"the-sweet-season-of-apricots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/en\/blog-en\/the-sweet-season-of-apricots\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Season of Apricots"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15512\" class=\"elementor elementor-15512 elementor-15496\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">from Alexandra<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50c81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c50c81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f888f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f888f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When early summer arrives in Israel, a very lovely time of year begins for me: apricot season.<\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re really spoiled here. The markets aren\u2019t just full of apricots\u2014they come in all sorts of sizes, colors, and flavors. Some are small and wonderfully aromatic, while others surprise you with a subtle tartness. And then there\u2019s this one variety that I especially look forward to every year: large, incredibly juicy, and so sweet that you feel like you can taste the sun itself. Its golden-orange skin has a delicate red tinge, as if it had been soaking up the sun\u2019s warmth all day long.    <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Unfortunately, the season is much too short.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe that\u2019s exactly why apricots taste so special. You know you only have a few weeks to enjoy them fresh. And so they find their way into the shopping basket almost every day\u2014for a snack, to bake a cake, or simply on their own, still warm from the sun.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I like that idea.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature holds on to nothing. It offers its fruits exactly when the time is right. And before you know it, apricot season is already over.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps that is precisely where their beauty lies. Not everything has to last forever to be precious. Some gifts are so valuable precisely because they enrich our lives for only a short time.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And since the season goes by so quickly, I make apricot jam. That way, a little piece of summer stays preserved in the jar for a long time. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0bd77 bdt-skin-fedara-style-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-custom-gallery\" data-id=\"3a0bd77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-custom-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-custom-gallery-3a0bd77\" class=\"bdt-custom-gallery bdt-skin-default bdt-grid bdt-grid-small\" data-bdt-lightbox=\"video-autoplay: true; toggle: .bdt-gallery-lightbox-item; animation:slide;\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;#bdt-custom-gallery-3a0bd77&quot;,&quot;tiltShow&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-2@m\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aprikot-gilboa-passion-marmelade-israel-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Apricots\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-position-cover bdt-transition-fade\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-content-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aprikot-gilboa-passion-marmelade-israel.jpg\" class=\"bdt-gallery-item-link bdt-gallery-lightbox-item\" data-caption=\"Apricots\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title\n\t\t\tbdt-transition-slide-top-small\">\n\t\t\tApricots\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item-text bdt-transition-slide-bottom-small\">\n\t\tSimply great!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-2@m\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alex-blog-marmelade-lecker-rezept-aprikosen-gilboa-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Freshness\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default bdt-position-cover bdt-transition-fade\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-custom-gallery-content-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex-inline bdt-gallery-item-link-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href=\"https:\/\/gilboapassion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alex-blog-marmelade-lecker-rezept-aprikosen-gilboa.jpg\" class=\"bdt-gallery-item-link bdt-gallery-lightbox-item\" data-caption=\"Freshness\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title\n\t\t\tbdt-transition-slide-top-small\">\n\t\t\tFreshness\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item-text bdt-transition-slide-bottom-small\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb87d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cb87d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b543c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b543c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Apricot Jam with Lemon Juice<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1 kg ripe apricots<\/li><li>500 g jam sugar (2:1)<\/li><li>Juice of one lemon<\/li><li>1 tsp finely grated organic lemon zest (optional)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wash the apricots, remove the pits, and chop them into small pieces. Mix them with the jam sugar and lemon juice, and let them sit for about 30 minutes. Thanks to the lemon juice, the apricots won\u2019t lose their bright golden color.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring everything to a boil while stirring, and let it boil vigorously for 4\u20135 minutes. If you prefer a smoother jam, pur\u00e9e it briefly with an immersion blender. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour immediately into sterilized jars, seal them, and stand them upside down on their lids for five minutes. Then turn them right side up again and let them cool completely. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On cold winter days, just a spoonful is enough\u2014and suddenly, breakfast tastes a little like an Israeli summer again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ded75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5ded75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Alexandra When early summer arrives in Israel, a very lovely time of year begins for me: apricot season. We\u2019re really spoiled here. The markets aren\u2019t just full of apricots\u2014they come in all sorts of sizes, colors, and flavors. Some are small and wonderfully aromatic, while others surprise you with a subtle tartness. 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