Lefatan, fresh and dried fruit compote

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sugar (or slightly less) for a 5-liter stockpot of water
• Dried fruits: cherries, grapes, apricots, prunes
• and/or fresh fruits: apple, pear, peach, grape (even if they are a little too hard or too ripe)
• The equivalent of 6 to 7 medium-sized apples.
• 1 cinnamon stick and a strip of lemon (optional)

Fill the large pot with water, about three-quarters full, and add the sugar.

First, add the dried fruits.

Next, add the fresh, firm fruits (apples, pears, and peaches, cut into eighths).

Finally, add the soft fruits, small ones, or those that have been cut.

Fill the water almost to the top, adding cinnamon and lemon.

Let it simmer for about half an hour; ten minutes is sufficient if the fruits are added at the end.

Let it cool and serve cold.