I will conquer my fear of canning! I will learn how to make these delicious preserves and jams! I can taste them on toasted home made bread now! Salted Carmel Pear Butter makes four 1/2 pint jars 1/4 cup of apple juice 5 tablespoons lemon juice 3 1/2 pounds pears, cored and quartered 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 3/4 teaspoon good salt Combine apple juice, 3 tablespoons lemon juice and pears in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat.Lower heat, cover and cook until the pears are very soft. Press pear mixture through finest blade of a food mill. Return to pot, add remaining lemon juice, sugar, nutmeg and salt. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered until thick, about an hour. Ladle pear butter in to prepared 1/2 pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process in water bath for 10 minutes. There is still time to order your pears! Visit the website at thefruitclub.net, contact me here on fb or call/text me at 507-215-5856!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:30:30 +0000
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