Apricot-Orange Conserve

Gather

Ingredients

• 3½ cups chopped drained apricots (about 2 20-oz. cans of unpeeled apricots or 1 pound dried apricots)
• 1½ cups orange juice (3 or 4 medium-size oranges)
• Peel of ½ orange, shredded very fine
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3¼ cups sugar
• ½ cup chopped nuts

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Presterilize half-pint or pint jars, keep them hot, and prepare the lids.

2. 02

   To prepare dried fruit, place 1 pound apricots with 3 cups water in an uncovered pan. Cook about 20 minutes until tender, then drain and chop. Simply drain and chop canned apricots.

3. 03

   Combine 3 1/2 cups prepared apricots, orange juice, orange peel, lemon juice, and 3 1/4 cups sugar. Reserve the nuts.

4. 04

   Stir constantly while cooking until thick or 9 degrees F above the local boiling point. Mix in the nuts, remove the pot from heat, and skim foam.

5. 05

   Fill hot half-pint or pint jars with 1/4-inch headspace and fasten the lids. At 0–1,000 feet, the boiling-water process lasts 5 minutes; adjust upward for elevation.
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