1 16 ounce can of peaches
2 3 inch long cinnamon sticks
3/4 teaspoon of allspice
2 large navel oranges
2 large pink grapefruits
1 small pineapple
2 pints of strawberries
3 kiwifruits
2 tablespoons of crystallized gingerroot
Recipe
What you do:
Drain syrup from the peaches into a small saucepan. Place peaches in a large bowl.
Over medium-high heat, heat syrup, cinnamon, and ground allspice to boiling.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Set syrup mixture aside to cool while preparing fruit. Grate peel from 1 orange, set aside. Cut peel from oranges and grapefruits.
To catch juice, hold fruit over bowl with peaches and cut sections from oranges and grapefruits between membranes; drop sections into bowl. Cut peel and core from pineapple; cut fruit into 1/2 inch chunks. Add pineappleto fruit in bowl.
Pour syrup mixture over fruit in bowl. Add grated orange peel; toss. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, hull strawberries; cut strawberries in half if large. Cut peel from kiwifruits. Slice each kiwifruit lengthwise into 6 wedges. Toss strawberries and kiwifruits with fruit mixture. Place fruit salad in serving bowl. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger.