4 cider poached pears with and Recipes

apple cider, brandy (apple ) or 2 tbsp calvados (apple ), dark brown sugar , firmly packed, cinnamon sticks, lemon peel, lemon juice, ground ginger or 1 inch gingerroot, sliced, bosc pears , cored from the bottom and peeled with stems intact, ground cinnamon, chopped pecans (optional)

pears, firm, cored and peeled (d anjou or bosc), apple cider, organic, vanilla bean, split and quartered, oranges, organic, juiced, peeled, chopped (pith removed), bittersweet chocolate

apple cider, brandy (optional), brown sugar , firmly packed, cinnamon sticks, lemon peel, fresh lemon juice, ground ginger, firm ripe bosc pears , cored from the bottom and peeled with stems intact, ground cinnamon