Categories: pickles

Ingredients

• 8 Lb. pears
• 9 cups sugar
• 1 quart vinegar
• 1 pint water
• 2 Tbsp. cloves
• 2 Tbsp. allspice
• 2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Directions

1. Wash and peel the pears, cutting large ones into halves or quarters. Cover with water and boil for ten minutes. Mix vinegar, water sugar and spices (tied in a bag), and boil together for 5 minutes. Drain water form the pears and add the pickling syrup. Cook slowly until the pears are tender and clear. Leave them in the syrup overnight.
2. Next morning, drain off the syrup and heat it to boiling. Pack the pears in jars, cover with the hot syrup and process in a water bath at simmering temperature for 20 minutes.

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