Marinated Fruit Salad
 

Ingredients:
3 large apples
3 large navel oranges
1 small pineapple
1 small cantaloupe
Spiced Marinade (see recipe below)
1 pint box strawberries,sliced
mint leaves

Spiced Marinade Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 tsp.lemon juice
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp whole cloves
1/2 tsp whole allspice
1/2 cup kirsch liqueur
 

Instructions:
Peel apples and cut into 3/4 inch chunks. Peel oranges and separate or cut into sections. Cut pineapple into small wedges. Cut cantaloupe into wedges or balls. You should have about 2 cups of each fruit. Place fruit in a large bowl. Prepare Spiced Marinade and pour over fruit. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight till ready to use. Before serving, stir in strawberries and garnish with mint leaves.