Salt Lake Herald | 1895-09-01 | Page 15 | A Nice Way to Preserve Pears

A NICE WAY TO PRESERVE PEARS Here is a particularly nice recipe for preserving pears Pare the fruit and drop it into cold water to prevent it from becoming be-coming discolored When all the fruit is pared weigh it Put the parings into a preserving kettle or some other kettle over which a steamer can be placed Add to the parings three pints of water for every four pounds of fruit When the water begins to boil put on the steamer which should contain enough pears to cover the bottom Watch the fruit and I as soon as it becomes tender take it up and put in a fresh supply When all the i pears have been cooked take off the steamer and strain the liquor from the I parings To each quart add one pint of sugar Put on the fire in the preserving kettle and when it begins to boil skim carefully Now add the pears and simmer sim-mer for twenty minutes Put the fruit in glass jars and cover with hot syrup Close the Jars at once A small piece of ginger root in each jar adds flavor to the fruit The Flemish Beauties or Sheldons are the best pears to use From the New York World