Pear preserves
Pear preserves recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 quarts pears, sliced or chopped
- 3 cups water
- 4 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 6 slices lemon
Recipe method:
- Wash and pare fruit.
- Cook until tender in water.
- Remove fruit and make a syrup of the liquid and sugar.
- Add fruit to partially cooled syrup and bring gently to a boil.
- Add lemon slices.
- Boil rapidly until fruit is clear and tender.
- Let stand in syrup to cool.
- Remove lemon.
- Pour fruit into sterilized jars.
- Reheat syrup to boiling and pour over fruit.
- Seal each jar as filled.
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