Peach Cantaloupe Conserve

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

Directions

1. 1

   Mix fruit in an 8- 10 quart kettle or Dutch oven.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Pour at once into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace& adjust lids.

5. 5

   Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.