Apricot Lite Jam

Ingredients

• 2 cups apricots
• dried
• 360 ml pineapple
• canned
• crushed drained
• 1 each oranges peeled
• seeded
• chopped
• 1 x lemon juice of 1/2 lemon
• 3 1/2 cups sugar

Instructions

1. Cover apricots with cold water and let soak overnight.
2. Simmer apricots in soaking water, uncovered, until tender.
3. Mash with a potato masher or in a food processor.
4. Add pineapple, orange, lemon juice, and sugar to apricot mixture.
5. Simmer until sugar has dissolved, stirring frequently; then cook over high heat until thick, about 20 to 30 minutes.
6. Skim off foam.
7. Pour into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch (6mm) head space.
8. Adjust caps.
9. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
10. Yield: 6 half pints (1440 mL)