Whole Green Apricot Jam for Winter (Pits In)

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Ingredients.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the apricots very well.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pierce each one with a long needle, right through the still-soft pit.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then rinse them thoroughly again.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour water into a pot and bring it to a boil.

6. Step 6:

   

   Put the fruit in a colander

7. Step 7:

   

   and dip it into the boiling water three times, half a minute each.

8. Step 8:

   

   Then drain off the water

9. Step 9:

   

   and lay the apricots out on a paper towel

10. Step 10:

    

    to dry.

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13. Step 13:

    

    Make a sugar syrup in the same pot you'll cook the jam in.

14. Step 14:

    

    Strain it through cheesecloth so it's clear.

15. Step 15:

    

    Lower the apricots into the hot sugar syrup,

16. Step 16:

    

    add the lemon juice,

17. Step 17:

    

    and cook until done, skimming off the foam as you go.

18. Step 18:

    

    It's best to cook it in two or three rounds over low heat.

19. Step 19:

    

    You can stir a little vanilla into the finished jam.

20. Step 20:

    

    Seal the apricot jam in jars for the winter :)