APRICOTS WITH ANISETTE & FENNEL

      Title: APRICOTS WITH ANISETTE & FENNEL
  Categories: Preserves, Desserts, Herbs
       Yield: 2 Quarts
  
       3 lb Fresh apricots
   2 1/2 c  Water
     1/2 c  Anisette
       2 c  Sugar
       4    6 inch sprigs fresh green or
            Bronze fennel
 
 MMMMM------------------------ALTERNATIVES-----------------------------
            Cinnamon basil and cinnamon
            Liqueur are an alternative.
  
   Prepare jars, lids and boiling water bath.
   
   Wash and dry the apricots, then prick each one several times. Combine
   the water, anisette and sugar in a pan and cook over a med-high heat,
   stirring frequently, until the mixture boils and the sugar is
   dissolved. Add the apricots and simmer for 3 mins.
   
   Fill each hot dry jar with the fruit and two fennel springs, leaving
   1/2 inch headspace. Pour hot liquid over the fruit until just
   covered. Wipe the rims with a clean towel and attach the lids
   securely.
   
   Place the jars in boiling water bath, and when the water returns to
   boil, process for 25 mins.
   
   Herb Companion Aug/Sept 95 Submitted By ANITA EASTON
     On SAT, 16 SEP 1995 030428 GMT
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