Summer Fruit Cocktail

This is posted by request from Bernardin. I've never tried it so let me know.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Yields: 5 pints

Ingredients

• 6  cups  peeled, cored, pitted and chopped  peaches
• 2  teaspoons  fruit fresh
• 3  cups  peeled, cored, pitted and chopped pears
• 2  cups seedless grapes
• 2  cups water
• 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar
• 1⁄4 cup liquid honey (not creamed)
• 1  cup maraschino cherry, well drained and halved
• 5  sprigs of fresh mint

Directions

1. Chop peaches and place in 2 T.
2. of fruit fresh mixed with 4 cups water (I would toss in the pears also).
3. Combine water, sugar and honey in a large stainless enamel saucepan.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Drain prepared fruit and add to syrup.
6. Return to a boil and boil gently for 5 min.
7. Add cherries.
8. Place 1 sprig of mint in each hot jar.
9. Ladle in fruit and syrup leaving 1/2 inch head space.
10. Process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes-at altitudes up to 1000 feet sea level.