Bottled apricots

A 500ml jar will accommodate about seven medium apricots. Other fruit can be preserved in a similar way. Vegetables should not be preserved this way, but it can be used for chutneys and pickles.

Ingredients

1 cup	Sugar
2 cups	Water
14	Apricots, medium (Main)

Directions

1. Bring water and sugar to boil in a heat-proof bowl in the microwave. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Continue boiling for one minute.
2. Halve and stone apricots. Pack into two 500ml preserving jars or similar.
3. Pour hot syrup over fruit, leaving a 1cm space at top. Place jars in microwave. Cook on high for about three minutes for each jar - a total of six minutes. When small bubbles appear on fruit, sufficient cooking has taken place.
4. Top up to overflowing with hot syrup. Cover with a vacuum seal and band. Leave in a draught-free place until sealed.