Pear Butter
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
2 pints
ingredients
- 10 large ripe pears, quartered and cored (5 pounds)
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
directions
- Combine pears and water in a large dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 40 minutes or until pears are soft, stirring occasionally. Drain.
- Press pears through a sieve or food mill.
- Measure 1 quart of the pear puree and combine with remaining ingredients in a Dutch oven.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 15 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; skim off foam.
- Quickly pour hot pear mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with lid, and metal screw on bands.
- Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
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