For Barb in Iowa, here is another recipe I had for years, but no longer make it.

Friendship Starter

1/3 cup canned peaches, cut in chunks
1/3 cup canned apricots, cut in chunks
1/3 cup canned pineapple, cut in chunks
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, cut in wedges
1 cup granulated sugar

Combine all ingredients in an apothecary jar, stirring well. Stir about once a week. Every 14 days, add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup canned fruit of choice or add 1/3 cup each of three different kinds of fruit. Do not add juice. Do not use fresh fruit. Do not refrigerate. Do not let fruit fall below the two cup level or the fermentation will stop and the fruit will spoil. Keep at room temperature in an open, light area. When you have two cups of the mixture to share, carry on the nice custom and give a start to a friend or neighbor.
JL in South Jersey

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