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Apricot Preserves
Preparation info
- Makes about
6 cups
- Difficulty
Easy
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By Anna Olson
Published 2009
This is not your Tuesday morning jam to spread on toast. I find this has a little more elegance and certainly complexity, fit for high tea with scones, served alongside cheese, or as a filling for a tart.
Ingredients
| pitted fresh apricots, cut into quarters | t
Method
Bring the apricots, sugar, honey, lemon zest and juice, and ginger to a simmer, stirring often. Wrap the lavender in a piece of cheesecloth and add it to the simmering fruit for about 8 minutes, until the apricots are tender. Remove the lavender and stir in the pectin.
Remove from the heat and jar according to proper canning procedures, or pack it in plastic or glass containers and refr