Summer Pickled Fruits

Ingredients

• 1 Bartlett pear, thinly sliced
• 1 red plum, seeded and quartered
• 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon sliced fresh ginger
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 sprig fresh mint

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the pear, plum, lemon, and fresh ginger in a bowl. In a nonreactive saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and rice wine vinegar. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until sugar dissolves.

2. 2

   Place the fruit mixture into a spring-top glass jar and add the sprig of mint to the fruit. Slowly pour the hot pickling liquid over the fruit, filling the jar to the top.

3. 3

   Cool the pickles, then refrigerate for at least 2 days or up to 1 week before serving.