How to Make Fruit Preserves from Leftover Fruit Salad
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* Leftover fruit salad

![Fruit Salad](pics/sm/fruit-salad.jpg)

* Measure

There are about two cups of fruit salad.

![Measure fruit](pics/sm/fruit-salad-in-pyrex-cup.jpg)

* Add sugar

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

![Sugar and fruit in pot](pics/sm/sugar-and-fruit-in-pot.jpg)

* 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.

![Stick blender on fruit](pics/sm/stick-blender-on-fruit.jpg)


* Boil and reduce

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

![Bring fruit to boil](pics/sm/bring-fruit-to-boil.jpg) ![Simmer to reduce fruit preserves](pics/sm/simmer-to-reduce-fruit-preserves.jpg)

* 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.

![Put fruit preserves into jar](pics/sm/pour-fruit-preserves-into-jar.jpg)