Fruits
Canned Pear Halves
Ripe pear halves hot-packed in water, juice, or syrup.
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Ingredients
- 17½ lb ripe pears per 7 quarts
- Water, apple juice, white grape juice, or USDA syrup
Preserve
Instructions
- 01
Peel, halve, core, and hold pears in ascorbic-acid solution. Drain.
- 02
Boil pears in chosen liquid 5 minutes; pack hot with ½-inch headspace.
- 03
In a boiling-water canner, process pints 20 minutes or quarts 25 minutes.
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NCHFP — Canned Pear Halves
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