Old-Fashioned Pear Preserves Recipe

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Old-Fashioned Pear Preserves
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Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs pears

Directions:

  1. Day 1:.
  2. Peel and core pears. Slice or dice into pieces of desired size.
  3. Place pears in a large bowl and add an equal amount of sugar by weight (e.g. 4 lbs of pears = 4 lbs of sugar) Add juice of one lemon. Zest is optional, but adds a nice flavor. Stir gently to distribute sugar. Leave in refrigerator overnight. Stir several times to coat fruit with syrup.
  4. Day 2:.
  5. Place pears and syrup in a large pot. Bring to a boil, boil 10 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer and cook an additional 15-20 minutes until pears are translucent and candied. Turn off heat and leave pears in syrup overnight (no need to refrigerate). Place a clean dish towel under pot lid to prevent condensation.
  6. Day 3:.
  7. Remove pears from syrup, straining all syrup back into the pot. Bring syrup to a boil and cook to desired thickness (usually around 220 degrees). Test doneness by dropping syrup onto a frozen plate. It should gel almost immediately. When ready add pears back to syrup and remove from heat. Stir gently for approximately 10 minutes as preserves cool. This will keep the fruit distributed in the syrup and prevent it floating to the top of your jars.
  8. Place preserves in sterilized jars leaving 1/2 inch of head space. If packing hot jars, process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. For cold jars, process 10 minutes.
  9. Leave jars undisturbed for 24 hours to cool and set. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 8070.98 Kcal (33792 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 37.44mg 2%
Potassium 2220.56mg 47%
Total Carbs 2091.32g 697%
Sugars 1997.14g 7989%
Dietary Fiber 56.16g 225%
Protein 0.58g 1%
Vitamin C 103.3mg 172%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 196.5mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 218.96 Kcal (917 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1.02mg 2%
Potassium 60.24mg 47%
Total Carbs 56.74g 697%
Sugars 54.18g 7989%
Dietary Fiber 1.52g 225%
Protein 0.02g 1%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 172%
Calcium 5.3mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 160.6
    Points
  • 223
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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