Pears Preserves

Ingredients

• the sugar into the preserving kettle, adding to each pound a pint of cold water
• adding to each pound a pint of cold water
• the thinly pared yellow rind and juice of two lemons
• two ounces of green ginger root scalded and scraped

Method

1. 1

   Boil the pears gently until tender.

2. 2

   In a preserving kettle, boil sugar with cold water, adding lemon rind, juice, and ginger.

3. 3

   Remove scum, add pears, and boil until clear.

4. 4

   Cool and store in jars.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The complete cook book (1900) by Rees, Jennie Day Mrs., page 132. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

the sugar into the preserving kettle, adding to each pound a pint of cold water, and to every five pounds of the sugar, add the thinly pared yellow rind and juice of two lemons, and two ounces of green ginger root scalded and scraped

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.