Darra Goldstein

Apricot Jam

Абрикосовое варенье

Preparation info

  • 1 pint

    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in
A Taste of Russia
A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

  • About

A golden jam with bits of whole fruit suspended in it.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh apricots
  • 2 cups sugar
  • Freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Method

Blanch the fruits in boiling water to loosen their skins, then peel them. Reserve the water.

Cut the apricots in half and remove the pits. Place 1 dozen of the pits in a muslin bag and tie it with string. Drop the apricots into cold water into which a little lemon juice has been squeezed.

In a saucepan bring the sugar and 1