My sweet friend and neighbor, Teresa and I ventured over to the next county to pick pears at her mother-in-law's house in late August. We picked about 55 or 60 pounds of pears, which doesn't sound like much, but wound up giving me a fulltime project for the next week or two.
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| Gorgeous homegrown pears |
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| Makes me think of marble or granite. Edible artwork! |
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| Pears peeled and ready for slicing & coring |
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| Pear peels used for pear vinegar and feeding to the chickens as treats |
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| Canned Pears in light syrup! |
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| We made about sixteen 8-ounce jelly jars of pear butter |
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| Put up about 18 pints & 7 quarts of canned pears |
The pear butter has been a huge hit. My son will even eat it directly from the jar if you don't watch out! The canned pears look absolutely perfect. I cannot wait to have "fresh" pears this fall and winter and into next year for making pear-cheddar cobbler, poached or braised pears, pears flambèed in rum, pear salad, pear cinnamon oatmeal, pear pan cake, pear butter spice cake, or just plain ol' pears warmed and buttered or just cold, straight from the jar!
Do you have a favorite pear recipe?! Please share in the comments below.
“Don’t shake the tree when the pears fall off themselves.” ~ Slovakian proverb
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