Served this festive, honeyed fruit sauce as an accompaniment to roasted meats or poultry or as a delicious topping for ice cream, bread pudding or cakes.

Holiday Fruit Sauce

6 pears (use a combination of Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc, Comice, etcetera)

6 apples (use a combination of Granny Smith, MacIntosh, Gala, etcetera)

2 cups orange juice.

1/2 cup honey

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 cup fresh cranberries

1. Peel and core fruit and cut into large chunks. Place in a large saucepan and add the orange juice, honey, cinnamon and cranberries. Bring to a boil. Cook until fruit is tender.
2. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.