Disappointed

As a part of my enthusiasm for running the City to Surf, I signed up for weekly training tips. Each week the tips arrive, and with the tips comes a recipe. The recipes have failed to excite my interest, but the recipe this week really irritated me. It would have been nice if they had properly translated it into Australian measurements!

After reading the recipe I have the following questions:
1. What is cherry pie filling? 448g is not a standard weight for an Aussie item. Maybe it is imported.
2. We sell Australian pineapple here. It does not come in a "15 ounce can". Generally it is a 440g tin or maybe 850g if memory serves me correctly.
3. "Silvered" almonds?? They sound deadly.
4. Farenheit is non-standard.
5. At a guess it is "dry" sherry that they are after.

At any rate it all sounds rather sweet and there is no guide for serving suggestion.

Baked Fruit
225 g pitted prunes
225 g dried apricots
55 g raisins
1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks,undrained
448 g cherry pie filling
60 ml fry sherry
235 ml water
45 g blanched silvered almonds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a deep baking dish mix together prunes, dried apricots, raisins, and pineapple chunks. In a separate bowl, combine cherry pie filling, sherry and water. Pour over the fruit, and cover, and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.

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