WOLFE DRIED APRICOTS Drying apricots is a labor intensive process. First, ripe fruit must be removed from the packing belt and set aside for cutting. Many employees, most often school-aged kids, were employed to cut apricots and lay them on drying trays. They were paid by the number of apricots they cut, which was measued by weighing the pits. |
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 Many kids spent their summers cutting cots. After the apricots were cut, the trays were placed in a building called a sulfur house. There, sulfur was burned to keep the dried apricots from turning a dark color. After sulfuring, the trays were laid in the sun for about 3-4 days. When completely dry, the dried apricots were scraped off the trays, weighed and packaged.
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