One thing about Pig Pen and his buds, for the most part...they are Long & Lanky. Meet Long & Lanky Loren. Boy-Loren, that is. He has one of the hugest Apricot trees I have ever seen! Give him a long pickin' stick and well, that is even better! Although Caitlin and I picked most, we will give him some credit here I suppose!
This tree puts out alot of fruit!
And here is his garden! Don't let him fool ya...he is getting domesticated in his old age! He does me proud! I think his girlfriend Caitlin has something to do with this too...
After some serious pickin', we got together for a cookout and what else but an Apricot upside down cake!
I made it in a Cast Iron Skillet . If you would like to try it out, you will need a 10" skillet, non-stick or the good ole fashioned kind like Grama used and I used here:
Melt 1 stick unsalted butter until most the foam subsides.
Add a hefty 3/4 C. packed Brown Sugar and let it simmer out for about 4 minutes unstirred.
Off heat and arrange your cleaned, pitted and peel-on apricots as close as you can. Sprinkle with some cinnamon and sugar.
Lightly pour on your favorite cake batter and bake in a 325 degree oven until toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a serving platter and cool.
After dinner, the Long & Lanky boys and us girls went for a little ride out back and other than the man-sized skeeters, it was pretty darn fun! Here is Long & Lanky Loren with Caitlin:
Any chance for mud and it's all in!
Of course they made it across and back...trust me when I say, NO obstacle is too much for these Goofy Guys! They play as hard as they work!
Hope you all had an enjoyable and nice, long weekend! I will be up to my knees in Apricots all day!
