Yummy Pears. One of my favorite fruits.
If only I had a tree and could grow the darn things, I would have canned enough for me and....well.... no, just enough for me. But I don't have a pear tree; I have a supermarket and cash, so I stuffed a bag or two, and hurried home.
I quickly googled canned pears, saw a few dud recipes, and then I found this ONE!!. Plus I really liked the name of her blog and figured if she really was Straight From The Farm she could be trusted with my pears. Heck, shes a farm-girl! I pretty much followed her recipe exactly. (except I put a wee little bit of the spices in the jars too!)
Spiced Canned Pears
1 bushel of firm, but ripe pears
2 C. sugar
6 C. water
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. freshly grated nutmeg
2 whole star anise
14-16 quart jars
lids and rings
canning kettle
jar lifter
large ladle.
2 C. sugar
6 C. water
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. freshly grated nutmeg
2 whole star anise
14-16 quart jars
lids and rings
canning kettle
jar lifter
large ladle.
I filled eleven 500 ml jars, with 1 1/2 produce bags of pears from the grocery store. YAY!!
Her blog is amazing with lots of pictures, the kind I like. So you could go there now and follow along, or you can just look at all my amazing pictures and try to stumble along!
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| Peel pears. |
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| Remove cores. |
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| Put in jars. |
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| I swear that's not an ant!! |
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| Make your syrup. |
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| Wash and boil your snap lids. |
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| Fill jars with syrup, secure snap lids and rings. |
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| Water bath for 20 minutes. |
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| Remove from water bath. |
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| Admire! |
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| Admire! |
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| And admire! |
Cheers!
