Apricots and Plums

Is there a more beautiful fruit? Sadly, these apricots don't taste nearly as good as they look (and this photo is blurry, but trust me, they're stunning).

So with a little sugar, lemon juice and vanilla, some flour, baking soda, baking powder and buttermilk, I turned them into this:

And then I read this

This is Just to Say

I have eaten

the plums 

that were in

the icebox

and which 

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

Forgive me 

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

-- William Carlos Williams