Ingredients

　　1 pound apricots, quartered

　　1 cup sugar

　　2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

　　Pinch of salt

　　1/2 pound Bing cherries, pitted and halved (or use whole frozen cherries)

　　Put apricots, sugar, 2 tablespoons water, the lemon juice, and salt into a medium saucepan. Cover; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until apricots have softened. Stir in cherries. Serve warm or at room temperature.

　　Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.Buy the full book from Amazon.