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Spiced Pears
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 4
Submitted in reply to a request. From the Joy of Cooking
Ingredients:
3 lbs pears, washed peeled,and cored
1 1/2 cups boiling water
6 cinnamon sticks, 3 inch long
2 tablespoons whole cloves
2 teaspoons whole ginger
2 cups sugar
1 cup white wine vinegar
Directions:
1. Cook pears in water until they begin to soften.
2. Set aside.
3. Tie in a cloth bag: cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes spice bag, sugar and wine vinegar.
5. Add the partially tenderized pears and the liquid in which they were cooking.
6. Simmer with vinegar syrup 3 minutes.
7. Discard spice bag.
8. Pack fruit into sterile jars and cover with hot syrup.
9. Seal jars and process in boiling water bath 15 minutes for pints.
By RecipeOfHealth.com