Peach Cantaloupe Conserve - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups peeled chopped peaches
1 cup chopped cantaloupe
1 cup chopped honeydew melon
1 cup chopped watermelon
1 cup chopped pineapple
4 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup blanched slivered almond
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon orange zest

Preparation

Mix fruit in an 8- 10 quart kettle or Dutch oven.
Stirring constantly, bring mixture to a full rolling boil; add sugar& lemon juice, return mixture to a full rolling boil and boil constantly, uncovered, for 12 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients& boil hard, uncovered, until the syrup sheets off a metal spoon- 4 to 5 minutes; remove from heat& quickly skim off foam.
Pour at once into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace& adjust lids.
Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.