Cleaning and Cooking Dried Fruit

Ingredients

• dried fruit
• water
• sweetening (sugar or other)

Directions

1. Pick over and wash the dried fruit in tepid water, rubbing it briskly.

2. Drain the fruit and soak it in water for 1-2 hours or overnight.

3. Cook the soaked fruit in just enough water to cover it.

4. Add sweetening only after the fruit is soft and tender.

5. Simmer until the juice thickens to a rich syrup and the fruit is well seasoned.