Macerated Stone Fruit

Ingredients

• 2 pound dried fruit stone fruit (apricots, plums or cherries, for example)
• 1/2 pound blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon rosewater
• 1 tablespoon anise liquor or 2 or 3 star anise (optional)