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One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is a PB&J. Seriously. Peanut butter and jelly make me happy. A toasted PB&J is even more heavenly. With a tall glass of milk (or milk substitute, if you can’t ...

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8 cups washed, pitted apricots chopped into bite-size pieces (about 4½ pounds ripe or slightly underripe whole fruit) 2 cups granulated sugar ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from 3-6 lemons) ...

Firstly put a freeze-safe saucer into the freezer, you will use this to test the jam is set later. Pour the fruit into the sink in batches and cover with cold water. This not only washes the fruit, ...