noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dried
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To get good dried apricots it is nowadays necessary to shop for them in wholefood and health food stores.
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A good addition to dried apricot fool is a spoonful or two of freshly ground almonds.
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Commercially dried apricots are exposed to sulphur dioxide to preserve their colour, before they are dried in hot air.
■ NOUN
glaze
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Brush the top of one semi-circle with apricot glaze and place the other on top to form a half-moon sandwich.
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Brush the whole cake with apricot glaze , then roll out the remaining marzipan to a large circle to cover.
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Trim it to fit exactly and brush with apricot glaze .
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Brush with some of the apricot glaze .
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Secure the cakes together with a little apricot glaze and brush all over with the remaining glaze.
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Brush all over the outside and inside with apricot glaze .
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Allow to cool slightly, then brush top of the cake with apricot glaze .
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Arrange fruit and nuts over the top then, using a pastry brush, glaze carefully with apricot glaze.
jam
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Heat the apricot jam gently and brush over the cake.
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You combine yogurt with some mustard and some apricot jam .
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Breakfast had been fruit and coffee; she'd firmly resisted the croissants with butter and apricot jam .
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Brush cake with strained apricot jam and place marzipan on top.
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Press the apricot jam through a sieve and stir in one tablespoon of cold water.
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A sort of sponge, low and crusty and golden, which they ate with apricot jam .
■ VERB
dry
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There were dried apricots and candy to eat and more Bacardi.
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Like the salad with macadamia nuts and sliced dried apricots .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brush the whole cake with apricot glaze, then roll out the remaining marzipan to a large circle to cover.
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Heat the apricot jam gently and brush over the cake.
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Her apricot corduroy skirt and sweater are simple and worn.
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Like the salad with macadamia nuts and sliced dried apricots.
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Peel, core and finely chop the apricots and mix well with the cheese mixture.
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The 25 varieties include: apricot , strawberry, orange extra marmalade and four berry fruits.
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The platters are filled with raspberry meringues, apricot turnovers, dark red cherries.