astray recipes: Dried fruit conserve

Categories: Canning
Yield: 32 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
1½ cup	Chopped dried apricots
1⅓ cup	Chopped dried peaches
1⅓ cup	Chopped dried pears
1 medium	Orange; unpeeled
	Seeded/chopped
3 cups	Water
2 cups	Sugar
½ cup	Raisins
1 tablespoon	Lemon juice
½ teaspoon	Ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon	Ground cloves
½ cup	Chopped pecans or walnuts

Recipe by: Southern Living Preparation Time: 0:30 Combine dried fruit, orange, and water in a large Dutch oven, stirring well. Cover and cook over medium heat 12 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except pecans; bring mixture to a boil. Boil rapidly 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in pecans. Quickly pour hot conserve into hot jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on metal bands.

Process in boiling-water bath 15 minutes. Yield: 8 half pints.

dried fruit conserve