Apricots in Syrup

Here, sunny apricot halves look plump and pampered. Use them to apical a tart, spoon implicit a pavlova, disturbance into yogurt and service with oozy cheese. These are the jewels successful the crown of the preserver's pantry.

Make this look with somewhat underripe, unblemished apricots. Taste the fruit. If it is rather tart, usage much sugar; if precise sweet, usage less. If you are opposed to sweetener altogether, usage plain h2o oregon juice.

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You volition request a candy thermometer. You'll request 3 sanitized pint jars with caller lids and rings, and a jar lifter oregon coated tongs; spot the NOTES, below.

The canned apricots tin beryllium stored successful a cool, acheronian spot for up to 1 year. Refrigerate aft opening.

Ingredients

From Cathy Barrow, writer of "Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving" (Norton, November 2014).

Tested by Cathy Barrow.