Curried Fruit Compote

Recipe Cuisine: Spices/etc.
Recipe Category: Spices/etc.
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

3 lb Peaches, peeled and sliced
1/2 c Thinly sliced lime (about 1
2 lb Apricots, peeled and halved
-small)
1 Fresh pineapple, peeled and
4 c Water
-cut into chunks (about 5 3
c Sugar
-pounds) 1/4
c Lemon juice
1 Cantaloupe, cut into chunks
3 tb Curry powder
-or balls (about 4 pounds)

Recipe Instructions:

Treat peaches and apricots to prevent darkening while preparing other ingredients. Combine water, sugar, lemon Juice and curry powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add peaches, apricots, pineapple and cantaloupe. Simmer just until Fruit is Hot through. Pack Hot Fruit into Hot jars, adding 1 lime slice to each jar when filling. Leave 1/2 inch head space. Pour Hot Syrup over fruit, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps. Process 30 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: about 4 quarts. From: Ball Blue Book Shared By: Pat Stockett