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GOURMET GINGER PEARS




Source of Recipe


Nancy


Recipe Introduction


Good flavor, use as a condiment.


4 lbs fresh pears
1/3 C finely chopped ginger root
1/4 C fresh lemon juice
5 C sugar
2 tsp grated lemon peel
1/4 C white vinegar
Wash, peel, quarter and core pears
(if extra large cut into eights)
Soak ginger in lemon juice while soaking pears.
Add sugar to pears and mix well to coat each piece. Cover and let stand overnight or 6 to 8 hours.
Stir lemon soaked ginger into pears.
Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat until pears are tender and clear, about 1 hour, stirring frequently. (Cooking time depends on ripeness of pears.) Add lemon peel and vinegar the last 5 minutes.
Pack into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/2" from top. Adjust lids at once. Process in boiling water bath 20 minutes. Remove jars from canner and complete seals unless jars are self sealing type.
Makes 7 half pints.