This old-fashioned recipe combines juicy apricots, citrusy orange peel, and crunchy almonds into a rich, flavorful preserve. It’s perfect for spreading on toast, pairing with cheese, or gifting in jars. Simple ingredients, classic flavor.
Canned Apricots and Almond Ingredients:
3 oranges,
Water,
1 4 3/4 ounce package shelled almonds,
5 lbs. apricots (40 to 50),
10 cups sugar.
DIRECTIONS
Peel oranges. Cover peel with cold water and bring to a boil. Boil three to four minutes. Pour off water. Remove white from peel and from oranges. – Blanch almonds and remove brown skins. Dice apricots and oranges. Grind orange peel and almonds. Add sugar. Cook rapidly for 45 minutes or until desired thickness. Pour into hot jars, seal.
source greeneykitchen
