Apricot Stuffed Shoulder

• 1 shoulder of lamb

Bone the shoulder of lamb (or ask the butcher to do so). Drain the apricots and reserve the juice. Keep 5 or 6 pieces of fruit for garnish and chop the remainder. Fry the onion in the butter until soft but not brown. Mix with the chopped apricots, parsley, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Stuff the shoulder with the apricot stuffing, roll up and tie securely with string. Place in a roasting tin an