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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1140 Minutes |
Ready In: 1160 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Another good one for holiday gifts-good with cheese and biscuts. Ingredients:
6 lbs pears, peeled,cored and halved |
4 cups water |
2 teaspoons fresh fruit, mixed with the water in a large glass bowl |
1 teaspoon pickling spices |
1 teaspoon clove (whole) |
1 inch gingerroot |
3 cups white sugar |
1 1/2 cups white vinegar (thats at least 5 percent acidity) |
1/2 cup lemon slice (thin-around 1 small lemon) |
Directions:
1. As you prepare the pears add them to the fruit fresh bath.
2. Tie pickling spice, cloves and ginger root in a spice bag.
3. Prepare liquid by combining the spice bags, sugar, water, vinegar and lemon slices in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.
4. Bring to a boil, cover and boil gently for 5 min.
5. Transfer pears to pickling liquid to create a single layer.
6. Cook 7 minutes.
7. Remove and place in a large bowl.
8. Repeat until all pears are cooked.
9. When all the pears are cooked pour the pickling liquid over them.
10. Cover and let stand 12-18 hours-in a cool place.
11. Pack pears in clean hot jars-remove spice bags and bring liquid to a boil.
12. Pour over pears leaving 1/2 inch head space.
13. Seal and process 15 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
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