Apricots in Syrup

December 9, 2011

Ingredients

Preparation

Step 1
Use the same proportions of apricots to sugar as in the preceding recipe for apricot preserve. Wash and pit the apricots. Bring the sugar to the boil with 2 3/4 cups water and the juice of 1/2 lemon, and simmer for a few minutes. Drop in the apricots and cook gently for 15–20 minutes, until soft. Lift them out carefully with a slotted spoon and put them in clean glass jars.
Step 2
Reduce and thicken the syrup by boiling it down until it falls in heavy drops from a spoon. Cool slightly, and pour over the fruit, covering it entirely. Let cool before closing the jar tightly.

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