Stewed Dried Fruit

Ingredients

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250g mixed dried fruit (I used only prunes and apricots here)

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1 cup water

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1/2 cup sugar

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1 stick cinnamon

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2 cloves

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1 teaspooon lemon juice

Method

Add all the ingredients, except the dried fruit and lemon juice, in a deep saucepan and bring to the boil.

Cook until sticky. Add the dried fruit and lemon juice. 

Cook a further 10 minutes until the dried fruit are soft. 

Add a little water if the syrup becomes too sticky. 

Serve with bread pudding or potato pudding.

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