Pear preserves. [View all]
My mom used to make pear preserves from hard, thick-skinned, flavorful pears that she got from a neighbor. It was wonderful stuff, made with paper thin lemon slices. I have been craving it, but can't find any of those pears like she used. Yesterday, I went to my 2 favorite apple orchards and bought several bags of apples. They also had locally grown Asian pears--the kind that you used to find in grocery stores wrapped in insulated sleeves, at a very reasonable rate, so I bought a bag thinking they might be similar enough to use for pear preserves. The skin is thick, they are watery, very crunchy, but have little flavor. Anyone have a suggestion on what I can combine them with to make a preserve that has lots of flavor. I have Mutzu, Evercrisp, Ludacrisp apples from the orchard, frozen homegrown blackberries and blueberries.
Suggestions please.
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