Uzvar (Dried Fruit Compote)

Ingredients

• •4 ounces pitted prunes
• •4 ounces raisins
• •8 ounces dried or fresh apple slices 4 oz Cherries dried & pitted
• •8 ounces dried pears
• •1 cup honey
• •2 cinnamon sticks
• •6 whole cloves
• •2 quarts apple cider
• •juice & peel of 1 lemon

Directions

1. 1Combine the fruit in a large pot and fill with enough cider to cover it by a third more. Dried fruits absorb a lot of liquid.
2. 2Add the cloves & the lemon peel. Simmer until the larger pieces are cooked but not falling apart. Pour off the liquid into a pan and cook until reduced by 1/3.
3. 3Add the honey, cinnamon, lemon juice, and fruit. Reheat, stirring. Taste, and add more lemon juice if needed. The taste of the fruit should dominate.
4. 4Serve warm in crystal or clear glass bowls. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.