Apricots - halved or sliced

Yield: 1 Recipe Quant

Ingredients:

2-1/4 pounds per quart.

Instructions:

Quality: Select firm well-colored mature fruit of ideal quality for eating fresh. Procedure: (Optional--Dip fruit in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds until skins loosen. Dip quickly in cold water and slip off skins). Wash fruit. Cut in half remove pits and slice if desired. To prevent darkening keep peeled fruit in ascorbic acid solution. Prepare and boil a very light light or medium syrup or pack apricots in water apple juice or white grape juice. Raw packs make poor quality apricots. Processing directions for canning apricots in a dial or weighted-gauge canner are given in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1. Process Times for Apricots (Halved or Sliced) in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time: 10 min. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2 000 ft: 6 lb. 2 001 - 4 000 ft: 7 lb. 4 001 - 6 000 ft: 8 lb. 6 001 - 8 000 ft: 9 lb. Table 2. Process Times for Apricots (Halved or Sliced) in a Weighted-Gauge Pressure Canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time: 10 min. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1 000 ft: 5 lb. Above 1 000 ft: 10 lb. ======================================================= ===== * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias