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Cherry-Berry Conserve
 
3 cups fresh Northwest sweet cherries halved and pitted
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
3 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
 
Combine all ingredients except walnuts in saucepan. Cook and stir
over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil over moderate
heat; cook 20 to 25 minutes or until thickened. Add walnuts about
5 minutes before removing from heat. Ladle into clean hot canning
jars to within 1/4 -inch of tops. Seal according to jar manufacturer's
directions. Place jars on rack in canner.  Process 10 minutes in
boiling water bath with boiling water two inches above jar tops.
Remove jars from canner. Place on thick cloth or wire racks; cool
away from drafts. After 12 hours test lids for proper seal; remove
rings from sealed jars.  Yield: 4 half pints

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