My favorite thing to do with "questionable" fruit, and I do it all the time, is microwave preserves/jam. Since I'm not dealing with vast quantities of wilting fruit and often only make a cup or less at a time, I keep the finished product in the fridge, or freeze it; no canning in a water bath, sealing lids, etc. (too much work!) My basic formula is 300g fruit, 50g-90g sugar (depending on sweetness; to taste), 1/8 teaspoon salt, 2g lemon juice powder (or a few squeezes of actual fresh lemon juice). About 10 to 12 minutes in the microwave, or until the mixture looks syrupy. Try this a few times and you'll nail the exact amount of time for various fruits in your own microwave. I've recently made strawberry; strawberry-blueberry; peach; strawberry-apricot; nectarine; "blubarb" (blueberry-rhubarb), and cherry (because fresh cherries were on sale and I bought A LOT). Try your own mixture of "sogging" fruits; I'm sure you'll be surprised at how good and easy this is!

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