Banana Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup mashed banana
1 cup canned crushed pineapple, with juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh or bottled
2 tablespoons chopped maraschino cherries
3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 ounces liquid pectin

Preparation

Measure first 5 ingreedients into large saucepan.
Heat and stir constantly as you bring to a rolling boil.
Boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat.
Stir in pectin.
Stir and skim for 5 minutes so fruit won't float.
Pour into hot sterilized half pint jars to within 1/4 inch of top.
Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely.
For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.