Dried Fruit Conserve

Title:
Dried Fruit Conserve

Yield:
32 Servings

Categories:
Canning




Ingredients:





 1 1/2 c  Chopped dried apricots


 1 1/3 c  Chopped dried peaches


 1 1/3 c  Chopped dried pears


     1 md Orange; unpeeled


          Seeded/chopped


     3 c  Water


     2 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  Raisins


     1 tb Lemon juice


   1/2 ts Ground cinnamon


   1/8 ts Ground cloves


   1/2 c  Chopped pecans or walnuts






 Recipe by: Southern Living Preparation Time: 0:30 Combine dried fruit,


 orange, and water in a large Dutch oven, stirring well. Cover and cook over


 medium heat 12 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender. Stir in remaining


 ingredients except pecans; bring mixture to a boil.  Boil rapidly 10


 minutes, stirring frequently.  Stir in pecans. Quickly pour hot conserve


 into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace; wipe jar rims. Cover at once


 with metal lids, and screw on metal bands. Process in boiling-water bath 15


 minutes.  Yield:  8 half pints.


 


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #123 by novmom@juno.com (Angela [lynn]


 Gilliland) on May 01, 1997