Grandma's Apricot Compote

Ingredients

• 1 kg apricots
• 300 ml wine vinegar
• 100 ml alcohol‑free rum (alternatively orange juice with a splash of rum flavor)
• 200 g sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 star anise
• 0.5 tsp cardamom pods
• 0.5 tsp cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat the apricots in boiling water, then cool and peel them.

2. 2.

   Bring vinegar, rum, 200 ml water, sugar, vanilla pod, star anise, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon to a boil; add the apricots and simmer again. Transfer to prepared jars, seal tightly, and let steep for at least two weeks before use.