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Rivergirl_2007
True Blue Farmgirl
332 Posts
Shirley
Karnak
IL
USA
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 Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 10:05:55 AM
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| Help - I need recipes for canning pears. I have already canned a bushel of pear halves and have 3 more bushels to do something with. I thought of pear butter, but you can only eat so much, especially when you already have peach butter, and apple butter. Does anyone have a favorite way to use pears? |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 10:16:11 AM
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I can quite a few pears and do some regular halves, some diced, some sliced (just to use in salads and for my daycare kids) and even some halves with mint in the syrup I use to can them (usually light syrup but heavy in this case) and add a couple drops of green food color..very pretty on a leaf of lettuce for a cool treat in winter. I do some with cinnamon in them too. I also make pear sauce..like applesauce only with pears...different flavor..and like I said, I do daycare in my home so I use things like that alot. I have made pear butter as well, but like you said..when you have so many options you can't use as much. That is when I started making the pear sauce...yummy with a little cinnamon on it as a side dish with pork even. If you have a steam juicer (or other juicer)you can make juice to can up too. It has nice flavor and mixes well with other fruit to make a mixed fruit juice..my kids love it.
I just finished canning the last of my pears and am on to apples now...lots to do with apples! Have fun!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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Rivergirl_2007
True Blue Farmgirl
332 Posts
Shirley
Karnak
IL
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 10:19:19 AM
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| Jenny - thank you for the ideas. I especially like the pear sauce because we love applesause. I will definitely try that. And, adding mint or cinnamon for a change is also a great idea. |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 11:51:04 AM
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I canned 12 quarts yesterday. I like spiced pears. I make a syrup with sugar or honey and water and add cinnamon, whole cloves and fresh grated nutmeg. They are so good. I have never tried pear butter. I love it. And pear preserves. If anyone has a good easy recipe, I'd like it.
Kris
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 12:17:07 PM
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We love pear sauce. I also have made apple-pearsauce and that will give you a whole new flavor too. As far as pear butter, it last a long time in those jars why not make a small batch it is really a nice treat.
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