Apricots are the one of the first stone fruits to signal the approach of summer. Small, egg-sized ovals with fuzzy, pale-orange skin, they have a rich tangerine-colored flesh that separates easily from its pit. Apricots actually have a heritage related to the peach, plum, cherry and almond family with some ties to the rose (flower), hence its rose-like fragrance. They are one of the most nutritious stone fruits boasting plenty of vitamin C, beta-carotene and fiber.