4 fruit exotic syrup Recipes

sugar, lime juice (from 3 limes), firm, ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and diced, fresh or drained canned pineapple chunks, lychees in syrup, drained and halved, oranges , cut into sections, bananas, thickly sliced

shrimp, deveined with shells on, lime, for garnish, fresh thyme sprig, for garnish, boneless pork shoulder or 2 -3 lbs boneless chicken breasts or 2 -3 lbs chicken thighs, assorted fresh vegetables (sweet potato, pineapple, mushrooms, onion, red or green peppers, papaya, etc.) or 2 -3 lbs fruit (sweet potato, pineapple, mushrooms, onion, red or green peppers, papaya, etc.), fresh thyme or 2 tsp dried thyme, dried parsley, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, fresh ground black pepper, ground cumin, fresh garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp garlic powder, ground nutmeg, sugar, snipped fresh chives, mild molasses, brown sugar corn syrup (can use dark if you can tsp find the brown sugar), olive oil, lime , juice of, seeded and minced hot pepper (scotch bonnet, habanero or jalapeno can be used, more or less depending upon your level of desired h), fresh cilantro (1/2 cup), diced papaya, diced mango, diced red bell pepper, diced avocado (optional), diced onion (red or sweet vidalias work well), freshly squeezed lime juice

water, sugar, grated ginger, by 1/4-inch wide strip of lime peel, turmeric or saffron, whole cardamom pods, crushed , 1 whole star anise and 1 cinnamon stick, fresh lime juice