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Mixed Fruit Salad (Apricots)

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100 Servings

INGREDIENTS

10 1/8 lb PINEAPPLE SLICED #10
10 1/8 lb APRICOTS #2 1/2
9 15/16 lb PEARS #10
4 lb LETTUCE FRESH

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  TRIM, WASH AND PREPARE FRUITS AND LETTUCE AS DIRECTED BY RECIPE CARD
M-GUIDELINES-1.
2.  COMBINE APRICOTS, PEARS AND PINEAPPLE; COVER; REFRIGERATE.
3.  PLACE 1 LETTUCE LEAF ON SERVING DISH; ARRANGE FRUIT ON LETTUCE; COVER;
REFRIGERATE UNTIL READY TO SERVE.
NOTE:  1.  STEP 1:  10 LB 6 OZ BANANAS A.P. (30 BANANAS) WILL YIELD 6 LB
12 OZ PEELED, SLICED BANANAS; 11 LB 8 OZ FRESH APPLES A.P. (30 APPLES)
WILL YIELD 9 LB DICED APPLES; 17 LB 2 OZ FRESH CANATALOUPE A.P. WILL
YIELD 8 LB 12 OZ DICED CANTALOUPE; 8 LB 7 OZ FRESH GRAPES A.P. WILL
YIELD 7 LB 8 OZ SEEDED GRAPES; 26 LB 1 OZ FRESH HONEYDEW OR HONEYBALL
MELON A.P. WILL YIELD 12 LB DICED MELON; 29 LB 8 OZ FRESH PERSIAN MELON
A.P. WILL YIELD 12 LB DICED MELON; 23 LB 2 OZ FRESH GRAPEFRUIT A.P.
WILL YILED 12 LB 1 OZ GRAPEFRUIT SECTIONS; 10 LB 4 OZ FRESH ORANGES
A.P. WILL YIELD 7 LB 4 OZ ORANGE SECTIONS; 4 LB 5 OZ FRESH LETTUCE
A.P. WILL YIELD 4 LB TRIMMED LETTUCE.
NOTE:  2.  IN STEP 2, 9 LB 15 OZ (4 1/2 QT-1 1/2-NO. 10 CN) CANNED PEAR
HALVES, CUT IN HALF, MAY BE USED FOR PEAR QUARTERS OR SLICES.
NOTE:  3.  IN STEP 2, CUT OFF A THIN SLICE FROM TOP AND BOTTOM OF EACH
GRAPEFRUIT OR ORANGE; PLACE ON CUTTING BOARD. START AT TOP AND CUT
TOWARD BOARD TO REMOVE SKIN AND WHITE MEMBRANES. CUT ALONG EACH SIDE
OF EACH DIVIDING MEMBRANE FROM OUTSIDE TO MIDDLE OF CORE. REMOVE
SECTION BY SECTION.
NOTE:  4.  IN STEP 2, 12 LB 8 OZ (4-NO. 3 CYL CN) CANNED GRAPEFRUIT MAY
BE USED FOR 12-NO. 303 CN CANNED GRAPEFRUIT.
Recipe Number: M03514
SERVING SIZE: 3 1/2 OZ
From the <Army Master Recipe Index File> (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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