Pears

cazzy18

There are lots of chutneys you can make & pear and lemon jam is really good :j

TravellingAbuela

A few years back I was searching the internet for recipes using pears and I came across this recipe for Pear and Lemon Jam. http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/pear-and-lemon-jam-recipe-93/ It's a lovely jam (much nicer than it sounds) and ends up a lovely pink colour when it's ready. I now make it every September when the pears are ripe.

SpottedLeopard_2

Can you sell them to a local shop/greengrocer (assuming you've already kindly given some away to neighbours)? I second the pear and parsnip soup idea!

ladybabe

pear chutney mmm

VfM4meplse

Lynsey wrote: »

Hi VfM4meplse - hope you are well.

Thanks Lyns - yes I am and hardly spending a thing at the supermarket as predicted...but unfortunately a small fortune eating out . You will be quite proud of me, not so long ago I bought 20 huge and perfect red peppers, whoopsied down to just 5p each at Asda. I roasted them with garlic and then they hit the stockpot to make a gallon of soup which of course was duly frozen. I was going to stew a load of the pears down and freeze, but the jam recipe sounds really good.

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

A few years back I was searching the internet for recipes using pears and I came across this recipe for Pear and Lemon Jam. http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/pear-and-lemon-jam-recipe-93/

Thank you! :T

scaredy_cat

poach them and bottle in a spiced syrup with or without alcohol!

oh, and they look like comice or william pears.

BabyBoots

They're nice sliced in a salad with parma ham or bacon, blue cheese (maybe stilton or dolcelatte) and maybe walnuts or a honeyed dressing. Mmm!

Seakay

Small hard pears are excellent for pickling - a great treat for cold meats and salads and also make good presents.
Delia's recipe is good and as always very reliable:

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/spiced-pickled-pears.html

Pink.

Hi VfM4meplse,

This thread has lots of ideas that should help:

Pears

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

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gibson123

Use up the bruised ones straight away, but the ones with no bruises can be wrapped inn tissue and kept in the salad drawer for a good couple of months.