This is the perfect recipe to let us enjoy lovely summer apricots all year round.

Ingredients

• 1 kg cooking apples
• 1 kg apricots
• 2½ cups water
• sugar

Method

1. Peel, core and slice the apples. Cut the apricots in half and remove the stones.
2. Place the fruit in a large preserving pan with the water and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the fruit is pulpy.
3. Very carefully (as the fruit is hot) measure the pulp and return to the pan with 1 cup sugar for every 1 cup fruit pulp. Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved and then boil rapidly until the jam gives a setting test.
4. Pack into sterilized hot dry jars and seal when cold.