Topic: Preserving Pears

[Viks]

We are getting lots of windfall pears, but they are still rather hard, I was wondering if there was any recipes for poaching them and then putting them in Kilner style jars?

Thanks

[tim]

Oh, yes!!

Would you boil, pressure or oven cook?

[Palustris]

Peel, slice and boil gently until just soft in half red wine, half water. Add 4 oz of sugar to each half pint of liquid. This does about 2lbs of prepared pears. If you like cinnamon then add a good teaspoon.
Then Freeze in useable size portions or bottle or whatever!
You can re-use the liquid if you drain it for the next batch, just add more water, wine and sugar as needed to make up the proportions.

[tim]

I was asking about method because we p/cook - 5m min only. And fruits look so nice in jars!

Lots of spare Kilners here if anyone's passing. Children have left home.

Left home?? 2 of them are retiring shortly!!

[jennym]

Try poaching them lightly, then carefully placing in the jars, adding a half brandy/half heavy syrup mixture. Cheap brandy will do. Superb in a month or so!

[Viks]

We found a recipe for mulled pears, they looked so good we couldn't wait for a few months so instead we eat a jar!!! (Yummy)
now its just appes......
Anything exciting to do with them. Normally we just stew them and freeze them and then use them as required for pies and stuff. Can you do any similiar kilner style recipes with apples or do they just desingrate?

Cheers

[Jessie]

Viks, I've seen a recipe posted at another site for crab apples done in a very similar way. I'll go see if I can find it again. :)


Tim....like your avatar :D

[tim]

daisy - £2.84 a bottle!!

Bottling? Yes - pears ( they can discolour), peaches, apples, plums .....................!