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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Pickled Seckel Pears
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by:
Shirley Crossby
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Pickled Seckel Pears Recipe uses Seckel pears, the smallest commercially grown pears, to make a very nice pickled dish which makes a great side dish or snack using vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, gingerroot and pears.
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INGREDIENTS
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1 pint vinegar
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3 1/2 lb. sugar
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1 tablespoon cinnamon
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1 tablespoon allspice
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1 tablespoon cloves
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1 oz. gingerroot
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7 lb. Seckel pears
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Combine vinegar, 2 cups water and sugar in a large kettle. Tie cinnamon, allspice, cloves and gingerroot in a bag; add to vinegar mixture. Boil mixture for 5 minutes.
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2:
Cut peeling from pears, leaving on stems. Add
pears, a few at a time, to syrup; cook until tender and clear.
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3:
Place pears in hot, sterilized jars. Pour in syrup to cover and seal.
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4:
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