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       Title: Hot Cherry Fruit Compote 
  Categories: Fruits, Desserts
       Yield: 8 servings
  
      16 oz Bing cherries, well drained         1 ea Grated lemon rind
      16 oz Royal Ann cherries, drained       1/4 c  Butter, melted
      16 oz Peach slices, well drained        1/2 c  Brown sugar
      20 oz Pineapple chunks, drained           1 ts Curry powder (optional)
      11 oz Mandarin orange sections           21 oz Cherry pie filling
     1/3 c  Light raisins                     1/4 c  Rum (brandy, sherry, GM)
     1/4 c  Crystallized ginger, minced    
  
   In a buttered, large glass baking dish (9 X 13 or larger), arrange Bing 
   cherries, Royal Ann cherries, peach sliced, pineapple chunks, orange 
   sections, raisins and ginger.  Sprinkle grated lemon rind over all.  Make 
   a paste of the melted butter, brown sugar and curry powder and distribute 
   over the fruit.  Cover with pie filling and pour rum over all.  Bake in 
   350F oven 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.  Serve hot as an 
   accompaniment to meat or poultry, or chilled as a dessert.  
  
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