This morning I found apricots in the local grocery store. I was happy to see them. Two years ago when I tried to purchase them, I could not find them anywhere. Maybe they are very rare in this area.
Two years ago, I could not get apricots, so I used plums to make homemade umeboshi. They turned out very nice. I am using it almost every day.
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After I came back home, I weighed the apricots. They were 1,800 gram. I washed them and let them dry for one night.
On next day, June 24th, I mixed the apricots with the salt (20% of the apricots) and covered with a plastic wrap. I put some weights with a heavy iron lid and some water bottles. They will gradually I will let it soak for one month until July 24th. I will let them to get sun-dried for three days. Then, I will put them in a clean glass jar and let them cook by themselves for one year.
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