tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post5746354647504505106..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: WHB Apricot Delight and Dusty Magazine ClippingsJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7632990847594518022014-03-13T20:49:21.815+11:002014-03-13T20:49:21.815+11:00So delicious!
I used your recipe as a base for my...So delicious!<br /><br />I used your recipe as a base for my own strawberry and apricot delight creation.<br /><br />Check it out, I'd love hear what you think:<br /><br />http://thehealthysnackbox.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/strawberry-and-apricot-delights/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83086811996687793022013-03-27T22:30:18.354+11:002013-03-27T22:30:18.354+11:00I've been craving apricot delight recently (yo...I've been craving apricot delight recently (you can't get it in the UK - or I've never seen it) and it is surprisingly difficult to find a recipe! I am so happy to have come across this one.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19420426819920981982011-12-20T22:43:00.290+11:002011-12-20T22:43:00.290+11:00I used agave and it was delicious! So simple and ...I used agave and it was delicious! So simple and delicious. Thanks for postingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31248788689962774532011-12-07T21:58:32.749+11:002011-12-07T21:58:32.749+11:00Thanks Nina - Both Mel and K have made vegan versi...Thanks Nina - Both Mel and K have made vegan versions of this - I think they used agave, so I am sure that would work. Hope you enjoy it.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-72270752820435118052011-12-07T21:36:27.606+11:002011-12-07T21:36:27.606+11:00Yay! Thank you for a straightforward Apricot Deli...Yay! Thank you for a straightforward Apricot Delight recipe NOT full of butter, crean or condensed milk!<br />I will sub agave for the honey (as we are vegan) but this looks/sounds just like the kind I used to make as a teenager.<br />Many, many thanks,<br />Nina :)Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429044923218442275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38659095402204193482011-10-21T20:01:28.563+11:002011-10-21T20:01:28.563+11:00Thanks Emma - good question - sorry about missing ...Thanks Emma - good question - sorry about missing that - you add the honey with the apricots that you cook up. I have checked my original recipe and updated it in the post. Hope you enjoy them - they are more tart than those in the shops but taste great.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-29742774257262379402011-10-21T19:05:12.752+11:002011-10-21T19:05:12.752+11:00Thanks for posting this recipe, I *love* apricot d...Thanks for posting this recipe, I *love* apricot delight and have often wondered how to make it.<br /><br />I was just wondering at what point the honey needs to go in? Apologies if I've overlooked it, but I couldn't see it in the method.Emmahttp://knit.pransell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-84095153548891122592011-09-24T01:11:56.449+10:002011-09-24T01:11:56.449+10:00I love seeing the old magazine clippings!! :) I...I love seeing the old magazine clippings!! :) I've never heard of apricot delight before, and though I'm not a big dried apricot fan I'm really drawn to these!eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33811752054048053912011-09-11T23:00:26.567+10:002011-09-11T23:00:26.567+10:00Thanks for the excellent question K - I have updat...Thanks for the excellent question K - I have updated the recipe to say dried apricots - silly of me to overlook that minor detail!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57901834671058260852011-09-11T22:36:29.104+10:002011-09-11T22:36:29.104+10:00so just to clarify, the apricots in this recipe ar...so just to clarify, the apricots in this recipe are dried right'?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155405131217371575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23673086752538497992011-09-10T18:48:33.179+10:002011-09-10T18:48:33.179+10:00These are fab.
Its so funnyhow quickly magazines ...These are fab.<br /><br />Its so funnyhow quickly magazines get dated.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20028604163110850772011-09-07T13:12:18.481+10:002011-09-07T13:12:18.481+10:00brillliant! My kids are always pestering me to buy...brillliant! My kids are always pestering me to buy these for them. They look great.cityhippyfarmgirlhttp://cityhippyfarmgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66621174041061586282011-09-07T07:23:27.414+10:002011-09-07T07:23:27.414+10:00Great post! And I like your apricot delights. Your...Great post! And I like your apricot delights. Your recipe is quite tempting.Simona Carinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621645217450504400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36764301623435094412011-09-06T04:30:31.947+10:002011-09-06T04:30:31.947+10:00Now you've got me wanting to go through my eno...Now you've got me wanting to go through my enormous stack of old magazines in our basement--I did exactly what you did and saved clipping from the time I was a child. I loved looking through all these pics--your old mags look just like our old mags! And I'm amazed at how simple those bars are, yet they sound so delicious.Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9258298125037814212011-09-05T21:38:40.710+10:002011-09-05T21:38:40.710+10:00Thanks Susan - seems they don't have apricot d...Thanks Susan - seems they don't have apricot delight in your neck of the woods - it is more like fudge without the sweetness or the butteriness - not at all jelly like turkish delight - it is quite easy to buy in supermarkets and healthfood stores hereJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19927782636354910972011-09-05T15:36:56.786+10:002011-09-05T15:36:56.786+10:00Thanks Hannah - one thing that is both delightful ...Thanks Hannah - one thing that is both delightful and frustrating about my clippings is that I only have half the story when you turn over some pages - I can't think what that rollerskating woman is there for - fashion maybe? This recipe is so easy and tastes so good that I think it is a great gift<br /><br />Thanks Nupur - I would love to bake them - sylvia is really into these sort of finger buns right now<br /><br />thanks Mel - loved watching peter russell clark's come and get it program - might be the first cooking show I ever watched<br /><br />Thanks Kari - it is not a bad collection - though far heavier on the sweet stuff than my adult collection :-)<br /><br />Thanks Joanne - I am amazed at how few ingredients I needed for this apricot delight - and porn mags? V interesting - I was trying to think where they might still advertise cigarette!<br /><br />Thanks C - old magazine adverts are fun - I found some old mags at a trash and treasure recently but haven't had time to look at them properly<br /><br />Thanks Pene - the simplicity of this recipe seems to make it great for allergy sufferers - I tend to avoid sesame seeds if possible for allergy-sufferers after finding that a son of a friend is allergic to seeds as well as nuts - but would love to hear how you go with fresh apricots<br /><br />Thanks Chele - apricot delight is such a classic and who can forget peter russell clark - loved his show<br /><br />Thanks Kath - nostalgia is so much fun - and hope your parents love the bites<br /><br />thanks Lorraine - those magazines always make me laugh - both at the content and at what I loved back then :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-34589909836005384492011-09-05T14:25:31.800+10:002011-09-05T14:25:31.800+10:00I love looking through funky retro magazines. I a...I love looking through funky retro magazines. I am convinced the recipes are more reliable than the ones today.<br /><br />Beautiful WHB recipe, Johanna! At first I thought they were some kind of Lamingtons, but then I realized Turkish Delight. Even better! Thank you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33938053397299334922011-09-05T09:08:16.636+10:002011-09-05T09:08:16.636+10:00Haha what an array of images! They made me laugh a...Haha what an array of images! They made me laugh and you're right, you never see ads for cigarettes but they used to be so aspirational!Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91156787774314456432011-09-05T08:42:53.074+10:002011-09-05T08:42:53.074+10:00I love the nostalgia that comes from old magazines...I love the nostalgia that comes from old magazines. These things really attrack me. And WOW, your apricote-coco bites look so wonderful! I'll have to make these for my parents!Kath (My Funny Little Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10295143356577259844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19196836046190953302011-09-04T21:40:50.444+10:002011-09-04T21:40:50.444+10:00Oh my goodness. How many blasts from the past are...Oh my goodness. How many blasts from the past are in your post. I actually remember those adverts from when I was younger, they do make you laugh now. And Peter Russell Clark too!!!!! Good thing Apricot Delight never goes out of style ;0)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939575593242980773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-51913740914641270692011-09-04T18:44:45.333+10:002011-09-04T18:44:45.333+10:00Rolling the cubes in sesame seeds would be another...Rolling the cubes in sesame seeds would be another option if you run out of coconut.Penehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055949280420755227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-48669365463879211612011-09-04T18:00:27.832+10:002011-09-04T18:00:27.832+10:00It's always fun to look back & remember th...It's always fun to look back & remember those good old 80's, Johanna. This is a good recipe for children who are allergic to nuts, eggs & dairy, like a little girl I know here in Tartu. Apricots are in season here so might try recipe with fresh rather than dried apricots.Penehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055949280420755227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68389666790107766692011-09-04T03:44:13.775+10:002011-09-04T03:44:13.775+10:00I love those ads in your old magazines! I keep qui...I love those ads in your old magazines! I keep quite a lot of magazines, and I'm sure that I'll look back on them in years to come with amusement!<br /><br />Fab recipe - sweet and simple and full of natural sugars and goodness!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5694726421692193772011-09-03T20:34:39.870+10:002011-09-03T20:34:39.870+10:00Aww these are so funny and awesome at the same tim...Aww these are so funny and awesome at the same time! A definite flashback. I think nowadays...only porn magazines have ads for cigarettes in them.<br /><br />I love the sound of this recipe. I would never have thought you could do this with so few ingredients!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-24652008314089913222011-09-03T15:07:21.724+10:002011-09-03T15:07:21.724+10:00I laughed along with you at those ads - it's a...I laughed along with you at those ads - it's always a delight to stumble across old magazines or memorabilia. You had a good collection!<br /><br />I also love the look of that recipe, I'll definitely be tucking it away to try.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350144954173714085noreply@blogger.com