Apricot Marmalade

Title:
Apricot Marmalade

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Desserts,
Jams




Ingredients:





     2 c  Dried apricots (firmly


          -packed


     4 c  Water


     2 c  Sugar


   1/2 ts Cinnamon






 Wash fruit, soak 8 hours in the 4 c of water.  Place over heat in water in


 which it has been soaked; simmer until very soft; rub through coarse sieve,


 return pulp to heat; when it reaches boiling point, add sugar and simmer


 gently for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring almost constantly as it scorches very


 easily.  Add cinnamon while cooking. Pour into sterilized half-pints to


 within 1/2 inch of top.  Put on cap, screw band firmly tight. Process in


 boiling water bath ten minutes.


 


 Posted by Terri St.Louis-Woltmon


 


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