Wash the apricots and with a knife peel carefully the outside without touching the tip of the stalks in order not to make hole.
Dissolve well lime in water and add the apricots for 3h-4h, stirring often.
Then wash them very well to clean them very well from the lime.
After with a sharp knife, cut the stalk and get a spoon that has flat handle, keep apricot in the handful and push with the spoon the kernel to come out of the bottom side. Be-careful not breaking the apricot.
Put in each hole 2 almonds, wedged and put it in a saucepan.
Pour sugar over and let the whole night.
The other day if there is not enough juice in the sausepan just add half a glass of water and put it to boil for about 1h.
In the last 2′-3′ add the lemon drops.
Close the heat, cover with lid and leave it to cool.
Check the syrup. With a spoon take a little syrup and let a drop fall into a plate. If the drop falls and remains as a drop, then the syrup is ok. Boil again if not.
When cool put in sterilized jars and keep in the fridge.