Spiced Grapes

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INGREDIENTS:½ cup white wine vinegar
½ cup rum (or ½ cup water with 1 ½-2 tsp. rum extract)
2 Tbsp. lime juice
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. julienne ginger root
1 tsp. grated lime peel
1 cinnamon stick, about 3 inches
3 whole cloves
¼ tsp. salt
2 cups California seedless grapes
1 mango, peeled and cut into
1-inch cubes
1 papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup fresh or canned pineapple chunks DIRECTIONS:Combine vinegar, rum, lime juice, sugar, ginger, lime peel, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small saucepan; mix well. Bring mixture to boil, then pour boiling mixture over grapes in medium bowl. Let mixture cool at room temperature. Add remaining fruit and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or until thoroughly chilled. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves, then spoon into individual glass bowls. SERVINGS:6 servings From: PHOTO CREDIT:Photo Credit: CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION