Apricot Jam - Microwave

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups apricots
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 put the apricots, water, lemon juice and cloves in a large bowl.
• 2 cook, covered with pierced plastic wrap for 10 minutes on high, stirring frequently.
• 3 remove cloves and add the sugar, stirring well.
• 4 cook covered on high for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
• 5 put a spoonful of jam on a cold plate.
• 6 if a skin forms and the jam wrinkles when the plate is tilted, setting point has been reached.
• 7 if jam is still liquid, cook for a further 2-3 minutes on high, pour into hot sterilized jars, .cover with seal and ring; cool completely listening for the seal to snap. any that do not snap seal need to be used with in a week. or alternately pour into freezer containers; cool completly and freeze.".