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Cooking & Baking

woodsprite

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1. My grandmother made them too, and would only use

Reply to japple (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2023, 05:22 PM

Oct 2023

Seckle (or Seckel) pears. They were small as pears go but very flavorful and we’re only at our local orchard for a short time each year. She’d always get 2 bushels.

Wish I had her recipe 😟

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Pear preserves. [View all] japple Oct 2023 OP

My grandmother made them too, and would only use woodsprite Oct 2023 #1

My mom used the recipe from the Ball Jar Blue Book. These pears seem a bit like Seckle pears japple Oct 2023 #2

Asian pears... ggma Oct 2023 #3