Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  14                    dried apricots -- cut strips
     1/2  cup           cranberry juice
  12      ounces        fresh -- (or thawed frozen), cranberries
     1/2  cup           plus 1 tbsp. sugar
   1      tablespoon    minced -- pared, fresh ginger

Preparation:

Soak the dried apricots in the cranberry juice in a medium saucepan for ten minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and stir them well. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until the cranberries have popped and the syrup has thickened slightly - that should take about 5 minutes. Let the sauce cool to room temperature, then refrigerate it (covered) until it's *cold*. It can be stored in the fridgipater for up to a week. Transfer the sauce to a serving dish and serve while it's still cold. The colder the better, so long as it isn't f