Gingered Pear Preserves Recipe
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
5-6 half pint jars
- Serves:
- 5
ingredients
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped or grated
- 2 lbs pears, cored, peeled, and quartered
- 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped (candied ginger)
directions
- Sterilize 6 half-pint jars and lids and set them aside.
- In a large saucepan, heat the sugar, water, lemon juice, lemon zest, and fresh ginger to a boil. Lower the temperature so the mixture is simmering, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- Add the quartered pears and crystallized ginger to the saucepan and continue cooking for 30 minutes, until the preserves thicken and coat a spoon.
- Pack the pears and gingered syrup into the sterilized jars, and seal in a boiling water canner.
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