"Hit the Spot" Frozen Fruit

I was first introduced to this recipe at a graduation party for one of my high school classmates. It was a hot June day and the slushy fruit just hit the spot. Since then, my mom has used this recipe for our parties and many family get- togethers. Often, people say,"That fruit just hits the spot." It is good anytime of the year. The fresh fruits taste good on winter days and the chill cools one off in the summer.

Ingredients:
2 cartons of fresh strawberries (tops cut off and sliced into bite size pieces)
1 carton of fresh blueberries
1 carton of fresh black raspberries
1 bag of purple grapes (removed from vine)
6 bananas (sliced)
2 15 ounce cans of mandarin oranges
1 medium size jar of maraschino cherries
1 29 ounce can of peaches
1 29 ounce can of crushed pineapple
2 cans of frozen orange juice concentrate
2 cups of sugar

Combine all of the fruit into a large plastic bowl with lid. I like to use one of my 16 cup Tupperware bowls. Dump in frozen orange juice concentrate. Fill orange juice concentrate containers with water and dump the water into a saucer on the stove top. Add sugar to the water and heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the sugar water to the fruit mixture. Stir the mixture lightly, trying not to crush the fruit. When it seems mixed well place in freezer and keep there over night. Remove it from your freezer 2-3 hours prior to serving or as long you think it will take to get back to a slushy consistency depending on the temperature outside.

Please note: Feel free to cut this recipe in half. Also feel free to add or delete certain fruits.