[header] How to dry apricots [title] Buy or pick your apricots when they are fully ripe. [step] Under-ripe fruit can become sour when dried. If they grow locally in your area, wait for the end of the season " canning specials " when you can get ripe fruit that you can use immediately, instead of keeping it around to eat raw. 
[title] Look for big sales at your local supermarket. [step] They will be ripe in late summer, or sometime between july and september, depending upon the year.