STEWED APRICOT PUR’EE
½ lb. dried apricots
2 cups cold water
Wash the apricots, soak and cook just as for Stewed Apricots (Quickly but thoroughly, using cold water). When done, rub through a coarse sieve, using a wooden spoon, and continuing to rub until only a dry mass or fiber remains in the sieve or put through a food mill. For a sweetened purée. Stir in ¼ to 1/3 cup sugar, according to taste; but many recipes call for unsweetened purée. Makes 2 cups.
