1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 3-ounce box cherry jello or other red flavor
2 29-ounce cans peaches
1 29-ounce can pears
4 15-ounce cans black cherries
1 16-ounce jar maraschino cherries
2 15-ounce cans pie cherries , not pie filling, but tart cher...
2 15-ounce cans bing cherries
2 20-ounce cans pineapple tidbits
2 11-ounce cans mandarin oranges
2 boxes frozen, sliced strawberries
1 bag green seedless grape
2 sliced bananas
2 sliced apples
Add jello to boiling water and mix until completely dissolved. Remove from heat and pour into a large cooking pot or punch bowl. Next, add all the fruit and mix it up, and you're ready to serve. Do not drain any of the liquid.
Quantities for the fruit vary depending on the size of crowd you're serving. Grandma Oaks always made this in the biggest cooking pot she had! It makes a lot so you might consider cutting the recipe in half.