5 pear charlottes with Recipes

water, sugar, golden raisins, dark rum, honey, firm but ripe bartlett pears (about 4 medium), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, brioche or egg bread loaves, crusts trimmed, bread cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices, heavy whipping cream, sugar, eggs, dark rum, vanilla extract, chamomile creme anglaise

packs ladyfingers cookies, pear halves (16 oz), heavy cream, unflavored gelatin, cold water, egg yolks, sugar, whole milk, white chocolate, water, grand marnier

firm-ripe bosc pears (about 2 3/4 lb), vanilla bean, sugar, unsalted butter, softened, firm white sandwich bread (from about two 1-lb loaves), sugar, heavy cream, unsalted butter, poire william (french pear brandy)

firm-ripe bosc pears, unsalted butter, sugar plus additional to taste, homemade-type white bread, very ripe hachiya persimmons* (not fuyu ), fresh lemon juice to taste