4 fruit compote ginger syrup Recipes

strong ginger beer (such as reed s), mixed dried fruit (such as stemmed figs, apricots, cherries, prunes, raisins, and sliced candied ginger)

pineapple chunks in juice, figs in heavy syrup, sliced peaches in lite syrup or fruit juice, apricot halves in lite syrup or fruit juice, dark sweet cherries in lite or heavy syrup, tropical fruits in juice, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh mint plus sprigs for garnish, chopped fresh ginger, seltzer water , as needed, toasted slivered almonds for garnish

dried cranberries (available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets), fresh orange juice, a 10 1/2-oz jar preserved ginger in syrup, seedless green grapes, halved, pink grapefruit, the rind and pith cut away with a serrated knife and the flesh sectioned, pineapple, peeled, cored , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, navel orange, the rind and pith cut away with a serrated knife and the flesh sectioned.