Carol'S Hot Curried Fruit Compote(Best Made The Day Before Serving)  

Ingredients:
- 1 large can peach halves
- 1 large can apricot halves
- 1 can dark sweet or red cherries
- 1/3 c. butter
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 large can pear halves
- 1 large or 3 small cans pineapple chunks
- dash of cinnamon
- 4 tsp. curry powder
- pecans

Directions:
- Drain all fruits and place all but cherries in 2-quart casserole.
- Add nuts.
- Melt butter; blend in sugar, curry powder, cinnamon and spoon over fruit.
- Bake in slow oven at 325° for 30 minutes.
- Add cherries; bake 15 minutes longer.
- Serve warm.