Apricot Preserves

Posted by Blue Iris, June 23, 2008 at 4:16 PM

I think I hit on a keeper this morning. Albuquerque is overrun with apricots this year. Because Chinese five-spice is my "new toy", and I knew five-spice and apricots get used together in Chinese recipes for chicken and pork, I decided to try them in a jam. What I used:

6 cups of apricots, pitted and quartered
2 tsp. five-spice powder
1-1/2 cups of sugar
a sprinkle of salt

A neighbor who grew up on Southern cooking tasted it straight from the pot and declared it "like peach pie made in heaven."

On the other hand, ahem, I am still in the process of making an apricot chutney from a conglomeration of internet recipes. Not sure it is too great but it may be better after a few days of "marriage".

I would love comments and recipes for most any apricot preserve. My sister's tree is dropping about five buckets a day and even though we are drying a bunch we are still having trouble staying ahead of the ants.

Thanks to all. Love this site.

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