Fruit Slush - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3 c. water
1 (No. 2) can crushed pineapple
1 (12 oz.) can unsweetened frozen orange juice
6 ripe bananas, mashed
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in saucepan.
Bring to a quick boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
Cool syrup.
Mix fruit and juice into syrup and freeze at least 3 hours.
Before serving, remove from freezer and thaw to slushy consistency.
(This can be made several days ahead of serving and frozen, but can take up to 8 hours to thaw.)