Summer Fruit Salad

I make this dessert during the heat of the summer when all of the luscious stone fruit appears.  I know it's time because I can smell the sweet aroma of peaches and nectarines as I wander through the farmer's market. It's extremely simple to make and so delectable sweet, yet refreshing on a long hot day....

2-3 ripe peaches

2-3 ripe nectarines

2-3 ripe plums

any other stone fruit (plucots, apricots, etc.) that might be available, cherries are good too if fresh (but then you have to pit them....)

2 limes

a bunch of mint

1-2 tbsp rum (make sure it's fragrant)

1.  Wash and dry the various stone fruit.  Pit and dice all of the fruit into uniform-size cubes.  No need to be super particular, but try to get the pieces the same size.  Place all of the cut fruit in a large bowl.

2.  Remove the mint leaves and finely julienne.  Sprinkle over the fruit.  Juice the limes over the fruit.  Add the rum to the bowl and stir!  Serve immediately or refrigerate.  It lasts up to 3 days.

*  Now obviously the success of this dish depends a large part on the ripeness of your fruit.  If you are working with greener specimens, I recommend making this dish a day ahead of time and letting the fruit macerate a bit in the lime juice and rum.