I am a fan of NOT cooking in the summer? Have you noticed? But when you're gifted 16 pounds of apricots that haven't got anywhere else to be, the necessity for jam becomes undeniable. From The Diet Coke Diet And so does doing it freezer-style, because like I said, NO COOKING. Jams and jellies are funny things because they just shouldn't be THAT hard, and yet, you screw one little thing up and BAM you've got soup. It's silly. So, do as I say, and maybe, if you're lucky, you'll end up with freez... read more »