Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to dry apricots [title] Buy or pick your apricots when they are fully ripe. [step] Under-ripe fruit can become sour when dried. If they grow locally in your area, wait for the end of the season " canning specials " when you can get ripe fruit that you can use immediately, instead of keeping it around to eat raw.

Ending1: [substeps] Another option is to sell apricots fresh to buy them as they harden. Eating them right before drying could yield wholemeal goods and some discount. Ending2: [title] Make dry apricots as quickly as possible. [step] This will make your fruit less flavorful, and it will also help to thicken the fruits faster, thereby keeping them in good condition. Ending3: [title] Look for big sales at your local supermarket. [step] They will be ripe in late summer, or sometime between july and september, depending upon the year. Ending4: Repeat these steps if your apricots are still very ripe, to be sure. [title] Mix the dry apricots with fresh water in a large prep bowl.

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