Blue Ribbon Old Fashioned Pear Preserves
Oh there is nothing better on a buttered biscuit than homemade pear preserves. It’s the smoothest of all fruits and there’s a little bite of heaven in every bite!PINTEREST
3 cups sugar, divided in half3 cups water
8 – 10 medium pears (about 3 pounds)
Peel, core, and dice pears. If you peel several at a time, drop in a large bowl of water to keep them from turning dark. Combine 1-1/2 cups sugar and water; cook rapidly 2 minutes. Add pears and boil slowly for 15 minutes. Add remaining sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Cook rapidly until fruit is clear, about 25 minutes; stirring frequently. Cover and let stand for 12 – 24 hours in a cool place. Pack fruit into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch space at top. Cook syrup longer is too thin. Pour boiling hot syrup over fruit leaving 1/2 –inch space at top. Adjust caps. Process in hot water bath at simmering temperature for 20 minutes
2 comments:
This is just like my Mama's pear preserves! Would it be possible to freeze instead of doing the water bath? Thanks for a great recipe!!!!
I'm not sure Mimi as I only made freezer jam once and I thought it tasted more like ice cream topping than old fashioned cooked preserves, so never tried it anymore. It was strawberry and not pear anyway. Good Luck!
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