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Pears

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Plain ol' Pears
Pear Jam
Special Pear Jam
Pear Honey


Plain ol' Pears

10 pounds peeled, cored, and halved pears
7 cups very light syrup (see syrup)

Yield: about 9 pints

Boil pears in syrup for 5 minutes. Fill jars with pears and syrup leaving 1/2 inch headspace.

Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner 20 minutes at 0-1,000 feet altitude; 25 minutes at 1,001-6,000 feet; 30 minutes above 6,000 feet.


Pear Jam

1 1/2 pounds pared, cored, and finely diced pears
20 ounces crushed pineapple
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 package fruit pectin
5 1/2 cups sugar

Add pears, pineapple, and lemon juice to a pot. Add lemon juice and mix well. Boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar and mix until dissolved. Bring back to a full rolling boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and skim Ladle into half pint jars, leaving 1/8 inch headroom.

Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner 10 minutes at 0-1,000 feet altitude; 15 minutes at 1,001-6,000 feet; 20 minutes above 6,000 feet.

Special Pear Jam

1 1/2 pounds pared, cored, and finely diced pears
20 ounces crushed pineapple
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 package fruit pectin
5 1/2 cups sugar
8 oz drained and chopped maraschino cherries

Add pears, pineapple, and lemon juice to a pot. Add lemon juice and mix well. Boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar and mix until dissolved. Bring back to a full rolling boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat, skim, and add cherries. Ladle into half pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headroom.

Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner 10 minutes at 0-1,000 feet altitude; 15 minutes at 1,001-6,000 feet; 20 minutes above 6,000 feet.

Pear Honey

8 cups pared, cored, and diced pears
8 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice

Yield: about 8 half pints

Add all ingredients to a pot and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Simmer for 2 - 3 hours. When it is done it should be the color and thickness of honey. Put through strainer, saving the honey (the pears can be eaten or frozen to eat later). Ladle into half pint jars leaving 1/4 inch headroom.

Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner 10 minutes at 0-1,000 feet altitude; 15 minutes at 1,001-6,000 feet; 20 minutes above 6,000 feet.

 

 

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