Sun Dried Candied Apricots
By: Karlyn Oyama
Published: Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 9:56am

Ingredients




4 cups Quarts plus 2  water
2 Tablespoons  baking soda
30 apricots, pitted with skins intact
1 1/2 Cups Granulated sugar

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, combine 4 quarts water and baking soda 2 Add apricots and soak 10 minutes. Drain 3 In a large saucepan, combine sugar and 2 cups water. Bring syrup to a boil; add fruit and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Simmer mixture 20 minutes after each cooling until syrup is absorbed. 4 Dry apricots on waxed paper on trays in the sun. 5 Dredge apricot with sugar and store in an airtight in container.