 |
Apricot Nectar
 Print Version |
 Email To A Friend
This purée is thinned with ice water (to suit your taste) when served as a drink.
Apricots, pitted and sliced
Boiling water
Lemon juice (optional)
Granulated sugar
Measure prepared fruit into a large pot and add 1 cup boiling water to each quart of fruit. Simmer fruit in water until it is soft. Press fruit and water through a fine sieve or put through a food mill. Measure the nectar into a large pot, add sugar to taste, and add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to each quart of nectar, if desired. Reheat to dissolve sugar.
Pour into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal. Use half-pint or pint jars only. Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.
Yield: 3-1/4 quarts prepared fruits and 3-1/4 cups water yield approximately 9 pints nectar.
Print |
Back to Jam, Jelly & Preserves Recipes |
Back to Main Recipe Page
|
