CoolDESSERT.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
May 29, 2018 1:14am CST
Several days ago, I opened a can of pineapple in chunks and ate these for dessert. It is yummier because it was cooled inside the fridge for this hot temperature that we have here.
Last night, I reminded my son to put cans of fruits in the freezer. So this noon, I took the cold can of apricots and opened it. The fruits were already having ice and the syrup hardened. I opened the can and put it in a bowl and kept it inside the fridge.
After our lunch, I told my son to bring the bowl of apricots out. I did not add evaporated milk already because it is sweet. Although fresh fruits are better, the market and the grocery stores are so far from our house so we resorted to the cans of fruits sent in package by my brother from UK. The expiry dates are a couple of years ahead, so it is safe for us to eat the fruits.
I haven’t seen an apricot tree, but I am happy I know the taste already,since a long time ago.
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15 responses
@Letranknight2015 (51964)
• Philippines
29 May 18
I only freeze fruits only for them to be used for making smoothie.
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@Marilynda1225 (82799)
• United States
1 Jun 18
@ridingbet frozen fruits make great smoothies
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
@Marilynda1225 really? i would like to prepare smoothie of apricots in cans.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
okay. the apricots are in cans so we have them as desserts straight from...
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
29 May 18
Ohh that sounds good.. I have never tasted it
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 May 18
Hi Jessa. Do you have any job vacancies in your office?
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
29 May 18
@mlgen1037 unfortunately none. Why?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 May 18
@Jessabuma So sad. Because it seems like your company is lenient and I want that.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
really? is the tree big? like the mango tree? i think apricots thrive in cold places, am i right?
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
30 May 18
@ridingbet The apricot is a small tree around 3 - maximum 3.5 meters high. The apricots need cold winters but sunny days from mid-Spring. The origin of apricot is in Armenia, it is a cold country.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 May 18
@LadyDuck i get it. When my mother prepared guava jelly and I got to taste the finished product, My father would say,"it tastes like apricot".
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
we also have peaches in cans. yes, they are good desserts for a hot day.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
@magallon me too, especially if chilled well
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
my big brother sent us many canned fruits because they were on sale in a supermarket in UK, and we appreciate him for that.
the canned fruits are good to eat after putting them in the freezer, like this apricots in the can.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 May 18
@nela13 indeed. Now it is so hot and no winds blowing. I might have a heatstroke if I am outside the house. A cool snacks can make me feel relaxed and cool.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
30 May 18
@ridingbet it can substitute an ice cream and it is healthier. 
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@CuriousCat (88)
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29 May 18
We get fresh apricots in India and a sweet dish is prepared out of them as dessert which is very famous in Hyderabad, India.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
nice one. but how do you know that an apricot is ready for picking? does the outer cover change color?
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
31 May 18
@ridingbet yea, i can imagine.. eating anything hot is not going to help..
I am drinking a nice cold Iced Tea right now
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 May 18
Yes. Even when we have our meals I get rice earlier and let it stand for a while. I can't bear eating hot rice in this hot climate.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
@id_peace no it isn't. maybe your evaporated milk is made like what you stated here, but not our milk here.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
indeed, and we can even make the iced-cold fruit salad with just an addition of evaporated milk and some sugar, plus crushed ice.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 May 18
the big mangoes that were green 2 wks ago are green now. so what mother did was scoop each cheek out with a big serving spoon, put them in resealable plastic bags then freeze them.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 May 18
@ridingbet right. from green to yellow. thanks!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
i think you mean'the big mangoes that were green 2 weeks ago are YELLOW now...', right? oh yes my friend, i can eat a ripe mango with rice. it can be my viand for the day. yummy.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 May 18
We have apricot tree in our backyard .. I love eating them freshly picked ...
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
1 Jun 18
@ridingbet When it is starting to get yellow colour and still firm, that's when we pick them .. They would be crunchy and really nice to eat than when they are fully ripe ..
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
@epiffanie really? do they taste like pears or apples? the cool desserts we have are canned, so i cannot determine if they are soft or hard when prepared and packed.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
how do you know if an apricot is good for picking?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
yes it is, especially ice has formed and it is also sweet.
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@Marilynda1225 (82799)
• United States
1 Jun 18
I bet eating those fruits slightly frozen is a tasty dessert.. I'll have to try it
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
yes, and that is great because we can freeze the fruits while still canned.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
we had the chunks of pineapples for our dessert this after lunch.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
@aureliah they are yummier when they are frozen or kept chilled
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 May 18
Hello po. Are those apricots the peaches we know of? I would like to have some of those. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 May 18
good morning hija. no, the apricots are smaller than the peaches. i believe the apricots' color is different from the peaches. apricots are a little orange in color, while peaches are bigger and yellowish. it is also nice to mix them in one bowl.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
30 May 18
@ridingbet Good afternoon po, Ingrid. Thank you for the clarification. I would like to try that too. I am envious. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
yes. the only fruits sold in a nearby flea market are bananas and over-ripe mangoes.
