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

Method

  • Mix fruit in an 8- 10 quart kettle or Dutch oven.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pour at once into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace& adjust lids.
  • Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.