FRUIT MARINADE

Marinated fruit kept in sealed jars can be kept for months .
Since I don't now much about sealing preserves or marinades in jars , I simply refrigerate the fruit in
( cleaned  , reused glass jars with lids )  jars I've saved , and the preserves and marinades last a long time .
The fruits you want to marinate can be almost  any kind of fruit except for melons.
The marinated fruit is excellent  served in the piece as an accompaniment to roasts meats or as a dessert with sour cream .
I peeled and thickly sliced 8 buerre bosc pears and 7 green apples ( Granny Smith ) , I placed these in a large saucepan with 6 cups of water .
Allow this to come to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes .
Remove from the heat .
Now add 1/2 tsp of ground cloves
1 tsp of whole peppercorns
1 tsp of ground tarragon or 2 bay leaves
1 and 1/2 cups of raw sugar
2 sticks of cinnamon
3 tbs of white wine vinegar .
Bring the mix gently to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes .....remove and cool .
Chill and put into jars .