Apricot Jam from Dried Fruit

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. dried apricots
• 7 lbs. preserving sugar
• 5 pts. cold water
• 4 lemons

Method

1. 1

   Wash the apricots, put them into a large basin, cover them with the water, and let them soak for 3 days.

2. 2

   Then put water and fruit into a preserving pan with the sugar, and add the thinly peeled rind of the lemons finely chopped, and the strained juice.

3. 3

   Bring carefully to the boil, and then boil from 20 to 30 minutes or until the jam will set.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 753. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Apricot Jam from Dried Fruit 2 lbs. dried apricots. I 7 lbs. preserving sugar. 5 pts. cold water. | 4 lemons

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