Skip to main content
PRESERVED  PEARS
Photo: Ernest Porzi

PRESERVED PEARS

3 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

162
Calories
1g
Protein
0g
Fat
43g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 pounds of pears
  • 4 pounds of sugar
  • 3 lemons

Directions

1

8 pounds of pears, 4 pounds of sugar, y^ pound of ginger root ,3 lemons, i^^-^ pints of water. Slice the pears ver}'- thin, also the lemon very thin. Prepare the syrup with water, sugar and ginger root. When heated to boiling put in pears and lemons, boil until pears are very tender, almost clear, then skim out pears, ginger root and lemons, boil down the syrup quite thick and pour over the whole.

2

MRS. SAMUEL BILLINGS.

By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.