Frances Bissell

Apricot and Lavender Jam

Preparation info
  • makes about

    1.5

    kg
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Scented Kitchen: Cooking with Flowers
The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

  • About

Ripe Provençal apricots are in the market when English lavender is still in bloom. You can also make this jam in winter using dried apricots and dried lavender.

Ingredients

  • 1 Bramley apple or other tart apple such as Granny Smith
  • 1 kg/2 lb ripe but

Method

Have your clean jars heating in the oven while you prepare the fruit. Peel and core the apple, then dice it very finely. Halve the apricots, discarding the stones, and chop the fruit very small. There is no need to remove the skin unless it is loose. Put the apple in a saucepan with 150–200 ml/