Holiday Fruit Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. water
8 large cooking apples, peeled and quartered
5 large ripe pears, cored and quartered
2 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. grated orange rind
1/3 c. fresh orange juice

Preparation

Combine water, apples and pears in 5-quart kettle.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is soft.
Stir in bananas.
Put fruit through food mill or sieve; return to kettle and stir in remaining ingredients.
Cook over medium heat until thick, about 1 hour, stirring frequently.
Cool, then pour into jars and refrigerate.
Makes 6 pints.