Spiced Pears, Peaches And Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. sugar
2 c. water
1 c. vinegar
12-inch stick cinnamon, broken
2 tsp. whole cloves
fruit (pears, peaches or crab apples to fill one jar)

Preparation

Combine sugar, water, vinegar, cinnamon and whole cloves. Heat to boiling.
Into syrup, drop enough fruit to fill one jar. Cook covered just until tender.
Pack in hot sterilized jar; add hot syrup to 1/2-inch from top.
Seal.
Makes enough syrup for 6 pints.