Decorated Tinned Apricots

Name: Decorated Tinned Apricots
Ingredients: 1 can (15 oz) Tinned Apricots (Halved, in syrup); 8 whole Preserved Cherries (Maraschino cherries are a good substitute); 4 leaves Angelica (Candied angelica); 1 kernel Apricot Kernel (From the apricot pit, optional)

A simple and elegant way to present tinned apricots, decorated with cherries and angelica.

Ingredients

1 can (15 oz) Tinned Apricots (Halved, in syrup)
8 whole Preserved Cherries (Maraschino cherries are a good substitute)
4 leaves Angelica (Candied angelica)
1 kernel Apricot Kernel (From the apricot pit, optional)

Instructions

1Drain the tinned apricots, reserving about 1/4 cup of the syrup. Arrange the apricot halves in a glass dish with the convex (rounded) side facing up. Reserve a few apricot halves (about 4) to place on top with the concave (hollow) side facing up.
2Cut the preserved cherries in half. Place half a cherry in the spaces between the apricot halves, where they meet. This will create a decorative pattern.
3Place the reserved apricot halves (concave side up) on top of the arranged apricots. Place a whole cherry in the center of the top apricots. Cut four small leaves from the candied angelica. Arrange the angelica leaves around the cherry on top.
4If desired, carefully crack open an apricot pit and extract the kernel. Cut the kernel into four thin slices. Place these slices around the cherry on top, between the angelica leaves. This will create a flower-like appearance.