Ingredients

• 1-1/2  cups water
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons snipped crystallized ginger
• 8  cups assorted fruit (such as sliced kiwifruit, orange sections, chopped apple, sliced banana, and/or seedless red grapes)

Directions

1. For syrup, combine water, sugar, lemon juice, and crystallized ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Cool. Cover; chill the mixture up to 24 hours.

2. Place fruit in a large serving bowl. Pour syrup over fruit, tossing gently to coat all fruit with syrup. Cover and chill 4 to 24 hours. Makes 12 servings.