Cranberry Sauce

I still have a few of my Holiday recipes to post from Christmas dinner. This year we had ham - just a honey-baked spiral ham that I had only to heat up. So no main dish recipe this time! Here is the cranberry sauce I made. My sister-in-law Ceri made it at Thanksgiving and gave me the recipe. Awesome! I halved it because it made too much for my needs.

Cranberry Sauce

2 bags (12 oz. each_ fresh cranberries
1 cup orange juice
1 cup apricot jam
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger or 2 tsp fresh, chopped fine
1/4 lb. dried apricots, finely diced

Stir all ingredients together in a large, heavy pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and the sauce starts to thicken. Cook for 8 minutes. It will thicken more as it cools. Cool to room temperature, cover, and chill.