Creamy Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can sliced peaches
1 (16 oz.) can apricots, halved
1 (16 oz.) can sliced pears
1 (16 oz.) can pineapple chunks
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges
2 c. fresh strawberries
1 small jar maraschino cherries
5 small bananas, sliced
1 box vanilla instant pudding mix

Preparation

Drain all canned fruits, reserving 2 cups mixed juices.
Layer drained fruit, strawberries, cherries and bananas in bowl. Combine pudding mix with reserved juices in bowl, beating until thick.
Pour over fruit.
Do not toss.
Chill for 2 hours before serving.
Yields 15 servings.