Jul 012010
Makes 1½ litres.
Great for topping over ice-cream, or cereal. Can also be added to marinades for chicken.
Ingredients
1kg ripe apricots
½ cup sugar
1 litre water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Method
Wash and stone fresh fruit. Add water and boil for 5 minutes. Strain.
Add sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Cool and store in glass jars. Keep refrigerated after opening. Keeps for several months.
Author
Robyn Currie
Eltham North
If preserving nectar, pour it into canning jar, place in a large pan of boiling water, ensuring the whole jar is covered in water, and boil for 20 minutes.
Do you discard the drained liquid?