Grandma's Pear Preserves

Delicious

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 48
• Yields: 1 pint

Ingredients

• 6  cups  peeled peeled cored and sliced pears
• 1  cup water
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (2 ounce) package  powdered fruit pectin
• 8  cups white sugar
• 2  teaspoons ground allspice
• 2  teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar

Directions

1. Sterilize jars and lids in boiling water for at least 10 minutes.
2. Let simmer while making jam.
3. In a large saucepan, combine pears, water, and lemon juice.
4. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Stir in pectin, and bring to a full boil.
6. Stir in the white sugar, and continue boiling and stirring uncovered for 1 minute, until sugar is dissolved.
7. Remove from heat, and stir in brown sugar, allspice, and nutmeg.
8. Quickly fill jars to within 1/2 inch of the top.
9. Wipe rims clean, and top with lids.
10. Process jars in boiling water for 10 minutes to seal.