Pear Ambrosia - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. fresh pears
4 large oranges
1 lb. coconut (or less)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 large can pineapple
8 c. sugar
2 large bottles cherries

Preparation

Put pears and oranges, unpeeled, through food chopper.
Be sure to let all the juice go into container too.
Cook until pears are done.
Chop cherries.
Add all other ingredients and cook for 15 minutes.
Pour in hot jars; seal and water process 15 minutes at simmering temperature.
Makes 9 pints.