Winter Pear and Apricot Jam

Preserving Made Easy – Small Batches and Simple Techniques Makes 6 cups – note that this jam is slow to set.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped  dried apricot
• 1 3⁄4 cups water
• 2  cups  finely chopped cored peeled pears
• 2  teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 (1 ounce) box  powdered fruit pectin
• 4 1⁄2 cups sugar

Directions

1. Soak apricots in water for 4 hours or overnight.
2. Pour apricots and liquid into saucepan. Add pears, lemon juice and pectin.
3. Bring to a full boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
4. Add sugar, return to a full boil and boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
5. ladle into jars and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.