Categories: Jellies or Jams, Pears

Ingredients

• 8 cups peeled finely chopped ripe pears (about 5 1/2 lb.)
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or more according to your taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

1. Add all the ingredients to a dutch oven.

2. Bring mixture to a boil and stir constantly.

3. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 2 hours or until thickened.

4. Skim off foam with a metal spoon.

5. Pour immediately into hot sterilized jars, filling to about 1/4 inch from the top.

6. Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims.

7. Cover quickly with metal lids and screw on bands.

8. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

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