6 poached seckel Recipes

firm-ripe seckel or forelle pears (3 to 4 oz. each) or 4 bosc pears (6 to 8 oz. each), cranberry juice cocktail, raspberry vinegar, sugar, slender baguette (1/2 lb.), melted butter or margarine, sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced, watercress sprigs, rinsed and drained

champagne, preferably pink (about 3 1/2 cups), sugar, zest of 1/4 lemon, rose water (optional), vanilla bean , split lengthwise (optional), pears (such as bosc) or 4 small (such as seckel), peeled (firm, slightly underripe work best)

beaujolais nouveau, sugar, whole star anise, cinnamon sticks (3 in .), vanilla bean (4 in .), firm-ripe seckel pears (1 to 2 oz. each)

merlot, divided, star anise, cinnamon stick, sugar, seckel pears, peeled, mascarpone cheese, sugar, heavy cream, fresh mint leaves , chiffonade, optional