Apricot-Pineapple Jam

Description
A juicy combination of real fruits and fruit juice is cooked and thickened to red-hot perfection and is absolutely great with bread, pancakes, or other desserts, as it delivers a fresh, oozing aroma that it enhances with the raisins.

Ingredients

 * 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, included with the syrup
 * 1 cup dried apricots
 * 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
 * ½ cup raisins
 * ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

 * 1) Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add water to the juice to equal 1½ cups liquid. Combine pineapple juice mixture, dried apricots, unsweetened pineapple juice and light raisins.
 * 2) Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Pour mixture into blender container. Add crushed pineapple and ground ginger.
 * 3) Cover and blend until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Ladle mixture into hot clean jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids.
 * 4) Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Use as a dip. Reserve the remaining fruit-based jam in the refrigerator.

Contributed by:

 * World Recipes Y-Group