Honey Spiced Pears
Some friends of ours have a pear tree that overwhelms them with abundance every year, and this year that turned into two laundry baskets full of pears for me. I am always on the search for real food canning recipes that cut out the processed sugar used as a preservative in anything using fruit, and I was thrilled to find this recipe.
Ingredients
Method
- Peel and slice the pears.
- Place the spices in cheesecloth and tie with string.
- Fill the canner with water and bring to a boil. Add the empty jars and lids and boil for a few minutes. (I just let the jars boil while I’m working with whatever is going into them. Then I remove them and add hot food to hot, sterilized jars.)
- Place the pears in a stainless steel pot.
- Add the spice bag, the vinegar, and the honey.
- Stir gently.
- Heat over high heat until the pears are tender. Remove the pears from the sauce.
- Boil the syrup until thick, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Pack the pears into the hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
- Using a funnel, ladle the syrup into the jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
- Wipe the rims clean. Adjust the lids.
- Carefully set into boiling water in your canner. Make sure the water covers the top of the jars. Process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
- Remove the jars and set aside to seal and cool.
Nutrition
Notes
I try to use all stainless steel or wood when canning and preserving, to avoid food reacting to different metals. You’ll need a boiling water canner, cheesecloth and string, a slotted spoon, a ladle, a funnel, and 6 pint jars with lids and rims.
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