Gingered Pears Recipe 1

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Ingredients for Gingered Pears Recipe 1

  • 4 pounds of pared-and-sliced
  • ¼ pound of ginger root
  • Pears 1 cup of water
  • 3 small lemons
  • 3 pounds of sugar

Instructions

  1. Cut the ginger root as small as possible; add water to cover well and let simmer to make a strong decoction.
  2. Strain off the water, of which there should be one cup, add to it the lemons, cut in thin slices (discard the seeds), and let cook until the peel is tender; add the sugar and when dissolved the sliced pears and cook slowly until the pears are tender.

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