If you are talking that area, Watsonville, Aromas etc, you're talking about Blenheims, the epitome of "apricotness". Very few have survived Silicon Valley. You have to go east into Contra Costa County, Brentwood area, to find orchards now. And well worth the drive. We picked up half a box several weeks ago, ate half of them and canned the rest. Should have bought more!
As a kid, I remember running through the house when my mother was canning cots. She'd have a big tub of washed, halved and pitted fruit ready to jar, and we kids would grab handfuls and dash back out to play.
