Baked Apricots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs. apricots
2 lbs. apricots
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. water
4 oz. sugar
4 oz. sugar
seeds from 5 cardamon pods
seeds from 5 cardamon pods
zest of one lemon
zest of one lemon
1/2 quart pistachio ice cream
1/2 quart pistachio ice cream
4 sprigs mint to garnish
4 sprigs mint to garnish

Preparation

Cut apricots in half and remove stone.\tPlace skin side up in individual ovenproof dishes or one larger one.
Put the water in a small saucepan.
Add crushed cardamon seeds, sugar and lemon zest, bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes.