Pickled Seckel Pears Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Shirley Crossby   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. Food Category:    Vegetables Cuisine Origin:    Pennsylvanian Dutch    Servings:10 Nutrition facts:782 calories.6 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   8 Minutes Cook Time:   10 Minutes Total Time:   18 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pint vinegar
• 3 1/2 lb. sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon cloves
• 1 oz. gingerroot
• 7 lb. Seckel pears

DIRECTIONS

• 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.
• Cut peeling from pears, leaving on stems. Add pears, a few at a time, to syrup; cook until tender and clear.
• Place pears in hot, sterilized jars. Pour in syrup to cover and seal.

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