Easy Tangy Fruit

• 1 lb. dried fruits (prunes, apricots or peaches)
• ½ cup lemon juice, about 4 lemons
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. Chinese 5 spices, optional

Combine ingredients. Prick fruit with fork. Pour liquid over fruit. Store in a jar and let stand for a week to ripen. You may add 1/8 tsp. of Chinese star seed for an added flavor.