Apricots in Syrup

Very happy with this...so much more fun than eating them dry. Eat them straight or with a little butter cookie, maybe yoghurt?

dried apricots
vanilla essence
sugar
water
lime peel
pepper corn
fresh thyme
bay leaf
cinnamon

1. put apricots in a pot, add water so that the apricots are nearly covered
2. add the other ingredients according to taste, but enough sugar to get a syrupy consistency (about 3-4 tblsp for a couple dozen apricots)
3. make sure only to include a quarter tsp of cinnammon; not going after a Christmasy taste; also a few slivers of lime peel will do, as will one stem of thyme and one bay leaf
4. simmer for about an hour until you have syrup
5. let cool