Spiced pears
Spiced pears recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 7 pounds cooking pears
- 2 cups vinegar
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 sticks cinnamon, broken
- 1 tablespoon whole cloves
- 1 lemon, sliced and seeded
Recipe method:
- Peel and core pears and cut in half.
- Immediately place in cold water to which a little lemon juice has been added to prevent turning dark.
- Combine all other ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Boil 5 minutes, then add drained pears.
- Reduce heat and simmer until pears are tender and can be pierced with a straw.
- Place pears in jars.
- Continue boiling syrup 10 minutes and pour over pears, including some spices in each jar. Seal.
- Red or green food coloring may be added to jars if pears are to be used for Christmas.
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