Peach Cantaloupe Conserve

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups peeled chopped peaches
• 1 cup chopped cantaloupe
• 1 cup chopped honeydew melon
• 1 cup chopped watermelon
• 1 cup chopped pineapple
• 4 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup blanched slivered almond
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 mix fruit in an 8- 10 quart kettle or dutch oven.
• 2 stirring constantly, bring mixture to a full rolling boil; add sugar& lemon juice, return mixture to a full rolling boil and boil constantly, uncovered, for 12 minutes.
• 3 add remaining ingredients& boil hard, uncovered, until the syrup sheets off a metal spoon- 4 to 5 minutes; remove from heat& quickly skim off foam.
• 4 pour at once into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace& adjust lids.
• 5 process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.