12 pears
3 oranges with rind
1 (4 1/4 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (.29 cent jar) maraschino cherries

Remove seeds and stems. Put pears, oranges, pineapple and cherries through food chopper. Measure 1 cup pulp and 1 cup of sugar and cook until thick. Low heat about 2 hours.

This was my grandmother's recipe. My children looked at the brownish color and the orange peel and called it Alligator Jelly.