PEARS Recipe
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Ingredients: NOTE: People say that Bartlett pears are the very best for canning. They're firm enough to hold up to cooking.
SYRUP FOR CANNING PEARS - LIGHT: 4 cups water, juice of 1 lemon, 2 cups of sugar.
RATIO: A flat of Costco pears which has 12 large pears makes 4½ pint jars.
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Directions:PREPARING THE FRUIT: 1) Peel the pears with a sharp paring knife. Core the fruit where the seed area is and scoop out with either a teaspoon for a melon baller. Then slice in half. IMMEDIATELY put into a prepared bowl with water and lemon juice.
WATER BATH CANNER: Put clean jars into the hot water and let it come to a boil.
LIGHT SYRUP: Bring syrup to a boil. Drain pears from lemon juice water and put pears into boiling syrup water for 5 MINUTES.
CANNING: Put pears and syrup into the hot pint jars. Clean rims with hot water and screw on lids.
PROCESSING: Put jars into the boiling water and process for 10 minutes; then let sit for 5 minutes before removing. |
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Notes: ADDITIONAL INFO.: A quart jar requires roughly 2½ lbs. of pears which is roughly 5 whole average sized pears. Plan on 2½ to 3 pounds sliced, or 5-7 pears.
If using pint jars - cut pears in halves. As slices, plan for 1¼ pounds per pint, or 2 to 3 pears.
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