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How to Make Fruit Preserves from Leftover Fruit Salad

• Leftover fruit salad

• Measure

There are about two cups of fruit salad.

• Add sugar

I added 1 cup of sugar to the fruit in a pot, so about a 2:1 fruit:sugar ratio.

• Heat and blend

Heat the mix until the sugar melts, then mash to smaller pieces of fruit. I used a stick blender which is very fast. Leave some small chunks of fruit for flavor and texture.

• Boil and reduce

Bring to a boil, then simmer until some of the water boils off.

• Can preserves

If you are going to save this it should then be moved to a pressure canner, since I was going to use it immediately I just poured into a jar and put into the refrigerator.

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