Not-Just-For-Thanksgiving Cranberry Chutney

This is AMAZING with turkey or ham. But also quite tasty with a bagel & cream cheese. Sometimes I add in dried strawberries too. Or a little OJ at the end of the cooking time. And, if you live near a WinCo Foods (my new favorite grocery store), you're in luck - they have "open stock" of tons of dried fruits so you can buy just the amount you need.

What You Need:
2-1/2 cups water
1 cup white sugar
12 oz. dried cranberries
3 oz. dried cherries
3 oz. dried apricots, diced
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained & pureed
1 apple (any non-mushy variety), peeled, cored and diced small
1 pear, peeled, cored and diced small
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

What You Do:
In a medium saucepan, boil water and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat to simmer, and stir in cranberries, pureed orange, apple, pear, dried fruit, pecans, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water until you get the consistency you like. Transfer half of the sauce to a food processor or blender and pulse a few times. Put everything back in the saucepan again, remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.