Fresh apricots are invariably disappointing unless I take pains to seek out the Blenheim variety. Alas their season is short, and double alas, the SF Chronicle says the growers are vanishing. Blenheims have lost ground to better looking and less fragile apricot varieties. The special care needed to ship and sell ripe Blenheims doesn’t make for a profitable crop. Growers depend on farmer’s market sales, and buyers still need to be educated that the better looking apricot isn’t necessarily the best tasting.