Title: Fruits Afire
Categories: Fruit Dessert Alcohol
Yield: 8 Servings
| 1 | lb | Canned pears |
| 1 | lb | Canned whole apricots |
| 1 | lb | Canned Bing cherries |
| 2 | tb | Lemon juice |
| 1 | | Cinnamon stick |
| 1/2 | c | Apricot preserves |
| 6 | tb | Rum |
Drain pears, aprictos and cherries, reserving syrup. Combine syrups in a
saucepan with lemon juice, cinnamon stick, apricot preserves and 2 tb of
the rum. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half. Remove cinnamon
stick and pour over fruits. Refrigerate until about 30 minutes before
serving. Place fruit and syrup in an oven proof casserole. Cover casserole
and heat in a 350~F oven just until fruit is hot, about 5 minutes. Warm
remaining 4 tb rum. At the table, ignite the rum and pour flaming over the
fruit. Serve when flames have died out.