Duck Sauce

By Gilmore

At first I thought this wouldn't be as good as the store bought kind. But it turned out to be much better than the ones you can buy in the stores.

Ingredients

• First:
• 1 Pound Plums halved and pitted
• 1 Pound Apricots halved and pitted
• 1 1/4 Cups Cider vinegar
• 3/4 Cup Water
• Second:
• 1 Cup Cider vinegar
• 1 Cup Firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 Cup White sugar
• 1/2 cup Lemon juice
• The Rest:
• 1/4 cup Chopped ginger
• 1 small Onion sliced
• 1 (or more) serrano −− seeded & chopped
• 2 small Garlic cloves sliced
• 4 teaspoons Salt
• 1 tablespoon Mustard seed (toasted)
• 1 Cinnamon stick

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first set of ingredients and cook over moderate heat
for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
Combine second set of ingredients and boil for 10 minutes.

Combine the above three sets of ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes.
Remove cinnamon. Puree in food processor. Return to kettle and
simmer until thick. Transfer to sterilized mason jar, cap loosely
and let cool. Tighten caps and let stand in dark at least 2 weeks.
Makes 2 pints.