While we were vacationing in France this summer, my mom made this delicious apricot marmalade. It is one of my all time favourite marmalades and something I always think of as quintessentially French. A spoonful of this on a piece of toast, croissant or on my yogurt makes my day every time. Very often it is the simplest things in life that bring us the most pleasure.
Love Rosa.
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Recipe
You will need:
• 2 kg ripe apricots
• 600 g sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Finely chopped zest of 1/2 lemon
TIP!
How to:
1. Rinse and halve the apricots. Then cut them into smaller pieces.
2. Put the apricot pieces in a saucepan with the juice and zest from the lemon and a little bit of water.
3. Bring it to a boil while stirring and then let it simmer over low heat for a few minutes. Remove any possible foam.
4. Add sugar and let it continue to simmer on low heat. Season to taste (if necessary, add a little more sugar).
5. Simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved and the marmalade stiffens and clings onto the pot spoon.
6. Pour the marmalade into scalded and Atamon-rinsed glass jars and close them immediately.