LQ,
I love the date groves down there...I think I got the name wrong, was it Valerie Jeans? On the shore of the Salton Sea?
Date shakes...yum! And date sugar on your morning oat meal..yum!
I used to live in Moreno Valley (

) but did a lot of dove and quail hunting in the Salton Sea area and Imperial Valley.
Seemore,
I don't have a dehydrator but I do have the ice cream making attachment for the KA mixer so apricot ice cream is a great idea.
Thanks guys!
CArolyn