Mixed canned Fruit Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

3 lbs of peaches (ripe but firm)
3 lbs of pears; peeled, halved, and cored
1-1/2 lbs of seedless grapes (green, slightly under ripe); stemmed and rinsed
10 ozs of cherries (Maraschino, jarred)
3 c of sugar (refined)
4 c of water

Instructions:

Place the grapes on an ascorbic-acid solution. Dip the peaches, by batches, inside (boiling) water at about a minute and a half to let the skins loosen then dip inside (cold) water then slip the skins off.

Cut them into half then remove the pits and cut to half inch cubes; place in the solution along with the grapes. Cut the pears into half inch cubes then place in the solution along with the peaches and grapes.

Combine water with sugar inside a medium saucepan; let it boil and set aside. Drain the fruits. Place half cup warm syrup onto a jar or more.

Add some cherries then fill with the mixed fruits. Add syrup and leave half inch of space above. Adjust the lids; process in “boiling water” canner.

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