Posted by Suzanne McMinn on July 8, 2008 @ 5:05 am
Tags: apricots
Home Canning, The Farmhouse Table
Yeah, I’m still on my apricot kick here. But! I see no reason this recipe wouldn’t work with various fruits such as peaches, pears, and apples, and probably others as well. I’ll be trying this out with other things because I loved how this came out. I had to do some experimenting to get it right. Luckily, I had plenty of apricots and a whole bottle of brandy.
How to make Brandied Apricots:
10 cups halved apricots
6 cups water
3 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup brandy
Halve apricots and remove pits. (No need to peel the apricots.) Combine sugar and water in a large pot. Add fruit and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved.
Reduce heat and cook for about 10 minutes, turning the fruit gently. Add lemon juice then, using a slotted spoon, place apricots in four pint jars, filling to 2/3 to 3/4 capacity. Add 1/4 cup brandy to each jar, then fill remaining space (to within 1/4 inch of the rim) with the sugar water. Slide a knife inside the jar all around the edge to make sure no air pockets remain.
Process 15 minutes in a hot water bath. (See my hot water bath canning instructions.)
You don’t have to can this, by the way. You can cut the recipe down to whatever amount you need for your use, store it in the fridge for a few days (to let the brandy really soak into the fruit), then serve. One pint will serve four, scooped over vanilla ice cream, and it’s divine. It’s perfect for dinner parties, holidays, or just because!
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5:18
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YEAH FIRST TOO COMMENT
WO HO 
o yeah your stuff looked good too
5:28
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Great photos! We make something similar with peaches and it is wonderful.
Ah, the joys of summertime…
5:49
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Suzanne, love it when you show step by step instructions for your recipes. Also, thanks for your Dates to Remember section that tells me Autumn is not far off. Can’t wait for that. xxoo
6:30
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That does look good! Thank you. I’m thinking that this would be wonderful with pork loin, if I warmed it and chopped the apricots. Thank you again! Maybe add some chopped walnuts, some currants, some whatever else I have. I really, really need to find some apricots!
7:09
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Thanks for this. I love to do canning. I loved your pumpkin butter. One of my favorites in the winter is a spiced cranberry jam I make - heavenly. Is your apple butter recipe on your site?
7:10
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65 - High 87!!!!! I am in the heart of Texas and let me tell you it is in the 70s in the am and by noon 95-100 - Hot!!!!
7:20
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I make apple butter, but I haven’t done the recipe here yet! I will.
7:24
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Apricot Pepper Jelly - I love this over cream cheese and use crackers. I also make pepper jelly too and it is a great gift.
1/2 c. fresh jalapeno peppers, stemmed and seeded, cut up
1 1/2 c. dried apricots, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, stemmed and seeded, cut up
2 c. apple cider vinegar
6 c. sugar
1 ( 3oz) pkg, liquid pectin
4 drops of red food coloring, optional (I dont use)
Put jalapenos, red bell pepper and vinegar in a blender or food processor. puree or pulse until coarsely ground with some small chuncks remaining. combine apricots, sugar and pepper/vinegar mixture in a large sauce pan (at least a 6 quart pan). Bring to a boil, boil rapidly for 5 min. remove from heat; skim off any foam that forms. allow mixture to cool for 2 min. mix in pectin and food coloring if desired. pour into sterilized jars, seal and process in water bath for 10 min. Makes 7 half pint jars.
I make this at the holidays and give with crackers and cream cheese. Great to take to parties. Not sure how you can use fresh apricots or dry them first. But this is good!!
7:43
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Oh, that looks sooooo good! Having it over ice cream sounds just wonderful to me. Thanks for always including the recipes.
7:45
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How yummy! Apricots are my favorites!
:J
8:45
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It looks YUMMY! I can’t wait to try it.
9:37
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“just because” is always a GREAT reason to eat good food.
9:38
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My mouth is watering.
9:58
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Looks delicious.
10:02
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There is nothing like it over vanilla ice cream, yum! I am in the process of picking lots of raspberries and blueberries right now, canning is in my immediate future!
http://lifeislikechampagne.blogspot.com/
11:38
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It looks yummy.
12:02
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I admire all of you canners! My husband was just commenting on my “too many bread pans”. I said “I need them”. He said “yeah, right, like you make alot of bread around here”…Maybe I am more of a “quick and easy” cook. LOL I seem to not like to do things that take time, or have alot of steps. But, I am making my homemade yogurt weekly, and I do mean homemade, NOT in the little yogurt maker I have. Oh, well, I got in spurts - sometimes doing all that…sometimes too lazy too.
Princess is a character. She is so cute!
12:04
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That should be “go in spurts”…anyway, I forgot to comment that it does look YUMMY!
1:53
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Those look great! I’m trying to find some peaches to make preserves here in my area. But I’m not having too much luck.
2:49
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I’m not an apricot fan, but that looks good over ice cream. Any apple recipes you want to share? *G*
3:50
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I love apricots but haven’t had any for years. I think I will start searching the farms and make this. Looks yummy!
4:03
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The apricots look sooo good!
4:04
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I’m drooling just looking at the photos!
4:51
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So, Princess, did you cook the pizza dough men?
Apricots look wonderful but I’m too lazy.
9:17
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I have made brandied pears also very good. That apricot pepper jelly recipe looks good.
10:42
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That looks reallllllly good!
11:45
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Absolutely beautiful!
BW