Hi Tracey,

Years ago I made apricot jam with dried fruit & it turned out OK but you certainly had to soak the fruit first  to rehydrate them as they were much drier than they are nowadays. To me the jam has a different taste that that made with fresh fruit but in those days we had little choice as few people could grow their own exotic fruit.  Here is a link to a recipe using dried apricots¦¦..

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Dried-Apricot-Jam

Hope this helps.