Wash and peel the pumpkin, then cut into cubes, mix with sugar in a saucepan and leave overnight. Soak the dried apricots for 1 hour in warm water, drain the water and cut them into strips. Prepare and sterilize canning jars and lids.
Prepare the pumpkin. Place the pan with the pumpkin on low heat, add lemon juice and stir. Continuing to stir, bring the contents of the pan to a boil.
Make jam. After boiling, add dried apricots to the pumpkin and cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Then let the mixture cool for 1 hour and repeat the procedure two more times. After the last boil, do not cool. Place the finished hot jam into jars and close the lids tightly.
Serve pumpkin jam with dried apricots over hot pancakes.