Dried Apricot Marmalade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs dried apricots
1 dozen orange
1 grapefruit
3/4 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
1 3/4 cups crushed pineapple
sugar
pine nuts (optional)

Preparation

Soak apricots in water overnight; drain and cut into pieces.
Peel citrus fruit and remove white pith.
Shred colored peel and chop fruit finely; add lemon juice and apricots.
Add pineapple.
Measure fruit and add an equal volume of sugar.
Cook until thick, stirring carefully to prevent scorching.
Add pine nuts, if desired.
Fill sterilized jars, cover and process in a boiling water bath for ten minutes to seal.