Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Apricot Jam

Homemade Jam always tastes best, fantastic even!  When one of our kind neighbors gave us a large bowl of apricots from their tree I knew just what to do.  I reserved a pile for my children to eat, and with the rest I made jam.  Oh!  It is heaven in a jar. J

Apricot Jam
6 cups pureed apricots
1 peeled lemon
1 cup organic cane sugar
In a pot stir together the apricot puree and the sugar over medium heat.  Puree the peeled lemon and stir that in as well.  Bring to a boil then simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Pour into 7 or 8, 8 ounce jars that have been sanitized.  Screw on sanitized lids and process in a hot water bath for about 10 minutes.  Wait at least 24 hours before testing the seal.

By Miriam Barton in promotion for The Pioneer Cookbook: Recipes For Today's Kitchen.

This recipe is being shared with the Hearth and Soul Hop, Take It From Me, Inspiring You To Save Wandering Wednesday, Mommy Only Has Two Hands Hump Day Hop, The King's Court IV What's Cooking Wednesday, This Chick Cooks, Miz Helen's Country Cottage Full Plate Thursday, Friday Pot Luck, Little Brick Ranch, My Adventure In Mommyhood, KB and Whitesnakes Home Simply Delish, My Meatless Mondays, Bake with Bizzy

9 comments:

Eat To Live said...

Oh how good that looks. I bet I could make it with xylitol instead of sugar. I might even be able to use stevia.

These are the things I miss with being on a no sugar diet.

Unknown said...

Yumm my mother makes homeade apricot jam sometimes and it is sooo good! I am your newest follower and would love a follow back over at
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KB and Whitesnake said...

Yummy. Have a great weekend.

KB

Lady Behind The Curtain said...

YUM! I wish I still had my apricot tree. Thanks for sharing at Cast Party Wednesday. I hope you will come back and join me next week for another awesome party full of fansastic recipes!

Tiffanee said...

Oh yum! Looks beautiful and delicious!

Alea Milham said...

I love how simple and straight forward your canning recipes are! Your jam looks delicious. Now I need to track down some apricots. :) Thank you for sharing your recipes with the Hearth and Soul Hop.

Miz Helen said...

Hi Miriam,
I am sure you know by now I am a big fan of Apricots. This apricot jam looks so good. I will try your recipe. Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come back soon!
Miz Helen

April @ The 21st Century Housewife said...

Homemade jam is the best, and apricot is definitely a favourite in our house. Thank you for sharing this recipe with the Hearth and Soul blog hop.