Ruby Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. strawberries
1 qt. red raspberries
1 1/2 lb. red cherries
sugar
1/4 c. lemon juice
few drops red food color

Preparation

Weigh together the strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Add equal weight of sugar to fruit; boil for 25 minutes.
Add the lemon juice; boil for 2 minutes.
Add the red food color.
Pour into sterile pint jars.
Seal and process for 5 minutes in boiling water bath.
Makes 6 1/2 pints.