Recipe by: Southern Living Preparation Time: 0:30 Combine dried fruit, orange, and water in a large Dutch oven, stirring well. Cover and cook over medium heat 12 to 15 minutes or until fruit is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except pecans; bring mixture to a boil. Boil rapidly 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in pecans. Quickly pour hot conserve into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on metal bands. Process in boiling-water bath 15 minutes. Yield: 8 half pints. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #123 by novmom@juno.com (Angela [lynn] Gilliland) on May 01, 1997