Apricot Jam (Dried Fruit)

1. 500 g (1 lb) dried apricots.                                              3. 2.5 l (4 pints) water.
2. 1.75 kg (3 1/2 lb) sugar.                                                 4. 30 g (1 oz) almonds.


    Wash the fruit and soak from 24 to 48 hours in the water. Add sugar and let it dissolve. Boil for 1 hour. Add the almonds, blanched and cut in halves. Boil a few minutes longer and put in heated jars and cover.