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Spicy Fruit Trio Recipe

Serve this colorful fruit compote either warm or chilled in your prettiest sherbet dishes

Ingredients:

- 1 8 ¾ -ounce can unpeeled apricot halves
- ¼ cup water
- 4 whole cloves
- 4 inches stick cinnamon
- 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- Fresh mint sprigs

Preparation method:

Drain apricot halves, reserving syrup; cut up apricots. In a 1-quart casserole combine reserved apricot syrup, water, whole cloves, and stick cinnamon. Micro-cook, covered, for 3 minutes; mixture will boil. Stir in apricots; micro-cook, covered, 2 minutes more. Let stand, covered, at room temperature 20 to 30 minutes; or, chill, if desired.

Remove cloves and stick cinnamon and discard. Stir in orange sections and strawberries. Spoon fruit mixture into sherbets; garnish with mint sprigs and a whole sliced strawberry, if desired. Makes 4 servings.

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