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EASY DRIED APRICOT JAM
Serves: +- 4 small jars
My mom gave me this quick and simple jam recipe. I love it becasue even a novice can make this.
•500g dried apricots
•6 cups water
•1.6 kg sugar
•1 lemon
METHOD
1.Wash apricots and soak in water for 48 hours.
2.Boil for 1/2 hour.
3.Add sugar and lemon.
4.Boil for another 20-25 minutes.
5.Bottle as usual.Berie Smith**NIGELLA LAWSON:*Lekker Resepte vir die Jongergeslag*


DRIED APRICOT JAM
500g whole dried apricots , chopped
juice 3 large lemons
1½ kg jam sugar
MAKES 4 x 300g jars
Prep 5 mins
Cook 1 hr plus overnight soaking
1.Put the apricots in a large pan, add 1.5 litres water, cover and leave overnight to soak.
2.Next day, place a small plate in the fridge to chill. Put the apricots and water on the hob, then add the lemon juice and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer for 30 mins or until the apricots are tender and starting to break up.
3.Remove from the heat and add the sugar, stirring until it dissolves. Return to the heat and boil rapidly for 20 mins or until setting point is reached. To check this, remove the plate from the fridge, put a spoonful of jam onto the plate and pop it back in the fridge for a few mins - the jam should wrinkle when you push it with your finger. A sugar thermometer will also give you the setting point of jam, which is 105C.
4.Carefully pour the jam into hot sterilised jars, top with a disc of wax paper or baking parchment, seal with a lid, then leave to cool and set. The jam will last for 6 months unopened in a cool, dark cupboard.Berie Smith*Lekker Resepte vir die Jongergeslag*