Apricot Jalapeno Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups fresh peeled chopped apricots
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 ounces pectin
3 -4 finely chopped jalapeno peppers
1 finely diced orange bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper
4 -6 drops orange food coloring (optional)

Preparation

Combine peppers, apricots, jalapenos, vinegar and sugar in a medium stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a full boil over high heat and boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add pectin; return to a boil and boil rapidly for 1 minute (or longer to achieve desired consistency). Remove from heat.
Ladle into sterilized jars and process in a for the Shorter Time Processing Procedure- 5 minutes, with additional minutes if altitude is over 300 ft.
Makes 4-5 half pint jars!