Recipe

Pear Butter Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago Pear buter is so good on so many things. I love it on hot buttered raisin bread toast. Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:10	Mystic_rive
	good for when you want to get away from jelly

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Ingredients

10 Large Ripe Pears (About 5 Pounds) -- quartered and cored

1 Cup Water

2 Cups Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Grated Orange Rind

3 Tablespoons Orange Juice

1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

Directions

Combine pears and water in a large Dutch Oven.

Cover and cook over medium-low

heat 40 minutes or until pears are soft, stirring occasionally.

Drain.

Press pears through a sieve or food mill, measure 1 quart of puree.

Combine 1 quart puree with remaining ingredients in a Dutch Oven. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes or until mixture thickens.

Remove from heat; skim off foam. Quickly pour hot pear mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace, wipe jar rims.

Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.

Process in boiling-water bath 5 minutes.

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