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Spring time!
Nothing is more beautiful than apricot trees in full bloom. See our …
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Running low on slabs
We'll be discontinuing out big bag of slabs as we're running short....very …
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Back in Stock
Craving those Chocolate Covered Almonds?They're back.....back in stock.Just the …
About ApricotKing
Since 1946, the Gonzales family has grown the rare and fabulous California Blenheim apricots. Grown on our Hollister ranch, we continue to be the farmer, pruner, dryer, packer, and seller of the vanishing Blenheim apricot. We produce the best tasting apricots in the world all "Home Grown in the Flavor Zone"!
In addition to our incredible dried apricots, be sure to discover our variety of nuts (walnuts, pistachios, almonds) and other dried fruits (peaches, pears, prunes, and more). For those who believe less is more, we have dark and delicious unsulfured dried apricots. And don't forget our sweet and tart selection of apricot jams and syrups as well as our decadent chocolate covered fruits and nuts. Simply delicious! Everything here on the ranch is organically grown.
Enjoy!
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AK News
Looking for those PUDDLES?
They're not on the website.......they're being made. They involve our spectacular apricots, caramel, and chocolate. We've missed them too, but hope to have them immediately after Thanksgiving. Puddles will be worth the wait.
Traveling for Thanksgiving?
Yikes.....it's only a few weeks away....We'll send to your house or to the relative's house.We love to send USPO and it's sure to get there in time. Instead of packing/taking the apricots & nuts......we'll deliver it there.
DICED APRICOTS ARE BACK!
The wait is over.....the DICED Blenheim Apricots are back in stock.The 2017 crop is full of color, flavor, and diced to perfection.
Last chance for the September Stock Up Sale
All you procrastinators out there.....today at midnight is the end of the $5, $10, and $20 discounts. Don't call me and say you couldn't getthrough. Sale ends September 18 at midnight.It's been a doozie!
September Stock UP Sale
Just a heads up: wait for our sale starting tomorrow.Save $5 $10 and $20 on orders of $50, $100, or $200I like to call it the September Stock Up Sale
Everybody loves a sale!
Our last sale was a huge, rip-roaring success proving once again thateveryone loves a sale! We were slammed with orders, making our deliverytime backed up by ten days. Believe me, they called and inquired. We're usually sooooo speedy.....but special sales knock us silly. Next sale happening September 13-16. Save $5, $10, and $20 on orders.
Coming up for Air
Our first sale of the year is done. We offered $5 $10 $20 off orders.It was a rip-roaring overwhelming success with over 700 orders in four days.We're still recovering and packing overtime.....no complaining at ApricotKing.
Everything's in Stock!
So soon? Yes, the 2017 crop of Blenheim apricots is in. Slabs .......Slippits......Jumbo's.....Extra Fancies......Unsulphured......Orchard Blend, our most popular and best priced.Order away!
Scraping the trays
How do the sticky apricots get off the drying trays, you ask? It takes 15 strong men to scrrrrrrrrrrrape 7000 trays of apricots.....not a job for sissies. The men (and I'm talking high school kids here) start at 7 a.m. and get exhausted by 3 p.m. They've hung in there and I'm very proud of those guys.One more [...]
Not a fresh Blenheim left in sight
You'll have to wait a year for that fresh taste again.....the last and final cot has been cut and set out in the sun to dry. Our next two weeks will be spent scraping fruit off the trays.Not an easy job and not for weaklings.....there are nearly 7000 trays apricots to scrape....and those slabs the hardest [...]