Sliced pear butter

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
-DIANA LEWIS VGWN37A Trish Barr's recipe
7largesBarlett pears; (firm, not over ripe) pared, cored, diced,to make 2qts
½cupLemon juice
¼cupWater
cupSugar
1teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonAllspice
¼teaspoonCloves
3ouncesPouch liquid pectin

Directions

Combine pears into a lg saucepan with lemon juice and water; heat to boiling. cover and cook 10 minutes until pears are soft. Uncover and cook over high heat 10 minutes longer, stirring and mashing pears as they cook.

In blender, puree half the mixture at a time until smooth (mixture should measure 5 cups) if it's more boil down. If less than 5 cups, add water. Add sugar and spices; heat to boiling, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil hard 1 minute remove from heat; stir in pectin. pour into hot jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. wipe rims Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yields: 9 pints. Format by Judy G.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #190 Date: 07/03/96

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