Recipe - Sacramento Fruit Bowl

2 cup Water
1 One half cup Sugar
3 tablespoon Lemon juice
2 tablespoon Anise seeds
One half teaspoon Salt
1 small Pineapple
1 small Honeydew melon
1 small Cantalope
2 small Oranges
2 lg Nectarines
2 lg Purple plums
One half pound Grapes, seedless
2 Kiwi fruit

In 2quart saucepan over medium heat, cook water, sugar, lemon juice, anise
seeds and salt 15 mins, or until mixture becomes light syrup. Refrigerate
until syrup cools. Meanwhile, remove peel from pineapple, honeydew melon,
cantalope. Cut pulp from pineapple and melons into bitesize chunks. Peel
and section oranges. Slice nectarines and plums into wedges; do not
peel.Slice grapes in half. In large bowl, combine fruits. Pour chilled
syrup through strainer over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate until well
chilled, stirring occasionally. TO SERVE: Peel and slice kiwi. Gently stir
into the fruit mixture.

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