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Apricot Paste

Peel and stone some apricots, and put them into a dish in a warm oven; cover the fruit with another dish, and let them remain until they are tender; then take them out and let them get cold. When this is done, take the same weight of powdered loaf sugar as there was fruit, and moisten it with a small quantity of water; boil it until ready to candy, and then mix the apricots with it; stir the syrup continually, and boil it until it becomes of the consistency of marmalade. Make this paste into the shape of apricots, and put it in a warm place. When dry it will be found very transparent. Time to boil the sugar and fruit, till it is stiff and smooth.