Best Fruit Salad

I LOVE this fruit salad. It doesn't matter what you put in, or how fresh it is, it always tastes good. (Of course, fresher, tastier fruit does still make it better...)

Sauce:
1 c cold water (or pineapple juice, althought that doesn't seem to make a big difference)
2 tbs corn starch
1 tbs butter
Juice of 1 lemon (or 2 small limes, which I think is better)
1 c sugar

Combine the corn starch and water in a small sauce pan and cook until very thick.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook slightly (until butter and sugar are dissolved, DO NOT add the sugar early, or it will NEVER get thick.)

Cool completely, then mix into fruit and serve.

This recipe makes a VERY LARGE fruit salad. To use all of the sauce you probably want about 12 cups of sliced and diced fruits. You want it to be bite-sized so that a few pieces fit on a spoon and you can mix up all the fruit flavors. I usually just make half of a recipe. The sauce keeps OK for a couple of days, so you can have it a few times.

It is especially good with some watermelon as a main base, because it's a good cheap filler that tastes great with the sauce, but that isn't necessary. I usually use watermelon, oranges, an apple, grapes (cut in half), and a handful of strawberries. You can mix and match whatever fruits you want. Other good ones are bananas(although they don't keep well, so it's best when you don't expect leftovers), pears, peaches, plums, cantelope...you get the picture. Whatever's cheap and in season! Or canned fruit works great too (especially oranges or pineapple) and is usually easier.