So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and six
quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a tablespoon
of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon bucket of pears
to go.

Today I'm thinking creme de menthe pears and maybe cinnamon pears, both
in a light syrup. Maybe pear honey too.

Believe it or not these were pears from the thinning of a friends tree.
We still have about a bushel of pears to pick on our dwarf Kieffer pear
tree and I haven't even talked to the McDonalds folks about the tree in
their drive area, probably won't now. Maybe talk them into donating the
pears there to the food pantry.

George

In article , George Shirley
wrote:

So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and six
quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a tablespoon
of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon bucket of pears
to go.

Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Today I'm thinking creme de menthe pears and maybe cinnamon pears, both
in a light syrup. Maybe pear honey too.

Fruit honeys make my teeth hurt just thinking about them.


Believe it or not these were pears from the thinning of a friends tree.
We still have about a bushel of pears to pick on our dwarf Kieffer pear
tree and I haven't even talked to the McDonalds folks about the tree in
their drive area, probably won't now. Maybe talk them into donating the
pears there to the food pantry.

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

George

--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com An update on 7/22/04.

In article , George Shirley
wrote:

So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and six
quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a tablespoon
of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon bucket of pears
to go.

Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Today I'm thinking creme de menthe pears and maybe cinnamon pears, both
in a light syrup. Maybe pear honey too.

Fruit honeys make my teeth hurt just thinking about them.


Believe it or not these were pears from the thinning of a friends tree.
We still have about a bushel of pears to pick on our dwarf Kieffer pear
tree and I haven't even talked to the McDonalds folks about the tree in
their drive area, probably won't now. Maybe talk them into donating the
pears there to the food pantry.

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

George

--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com An update on 7/22/04.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.



It works for zucchini!

Bob

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.



It works for zucchini!

Bob

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.



It works for zucchini!

Bob

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:


So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and six
quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a tablespoon
of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon bucket of pears
to go.


Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Pears are extra sweet this year, IMHO they need no sugar.

Today I'm thinking creme de menthe pears and maybe cinnamon pears, both
in a light syrup. Maybe pear honey too.
The cinnamon pears are done, 7 pints, DW is finished peeling the pears
for the creme de menth pears so I got done the bottle of liquer. Do
people really drink those things?


Fruit honeys make my teeth hurt just thinking about them.


Believe it or not these were pears from the thinning of a friends tree.
We still have about a bushel of pears to pick on our dwarf Kieffer pear
tree and I haven't even talked to the McDonalds folks about the tree in
their drive area, probably won't now. Maybe talk them into donating the
pears there to the food pantry.


Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

Way too much trouble, rather throw them at the speeders that run up and
down our street, gets their attention right quick when an old hard
canning pear comes through the windshield.

I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:


So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and six
quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a tablespoon
of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon bucket of pears
to go.


Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Pears are extra sweet this year, IMHO they need no sugar.

Today I'm thinking creme de menthe pears and maybe cinnamon pears, both
in a light syrup. Maybe pear honey too.
The cinnamon pears are done, 7 pints, DW is finished peeling the pears
for the creme de menth pears so I got done the bottle of liquer. Do
people really drink those things?


Fruit honeys make my teeth hurt just thinking about them.


Believe it or not these were pears from the thinning of a friends tree.
We still have about a bushel of pears to pick on our dwarf Kieffer pear
tree and I haven't even talked to the McDonalds folks about the tree in
their drive area, probably won't now. Maybe talk them into donating the
pears there to the food pantry.


Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

Way too much trouble, rather throw them at the speeders that run up and
down our street, gets their attention right quick when an old hard
canning pear comes through the windshield.

I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George

In article , George Shirley
wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:


So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and
six quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a
tablespoon of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon
bucket of pears to go.

Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Pears are extra sweet this year, IMHO they need no sugar.

JAT. I couldn't tell if you were looking to sweeten them or not.

The cinnamon pears are done, 7 pints, DW is finished peeling the pears
for the creme de menth pears so I got done the bottle of liquer. Do
people really drink those things?

Ask a poor alcoholic about drinking Scope mouthwash.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com An update on 7/22/04.

In article , George Shirley
wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:


So far we've put up seven quarts of sliced pears in light syrup and
six quarts of pear sauce. No sugar added to the sauce but about a
tablespoon of allspice made it more tasty. Still have a five gallon
bucket of pears to go.

Vanilla is sometimes added to foods to give the illusion (huh?) of
sweetness.

Pears are extra sweet this year, IMHO they need no sugar.

JAT. I couldn't tell if you were looking to sweeten them or not.

The cinnamon pears are done, 7 pints, DW is finished peeling the pears
for the creme de menth pears so I got done the bottle of liquer. Do
people really drink those things?

Ask a poor alcoholic about drinking Scope mouthwash.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com An update on 7/22/04.

In article ,
George Shirley wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

Way too much trouble, rather throw them at the speeders that run up and
down our street, gets their attention right quick when an old hard
canning pear comes through the windshield.

I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George


We toss our extra - read yucky - pears on the hillside and the deer have
a feast. It's amazing how they all appear magically after we've tossed
a few out. They must have good hearing! Anyway...we keep a grocery bag
on our upper deck and toss a dozen or so out each night. Cheap
entertainment and we get a good look at the babies.

Good ones usually get dried in the dehydrator. Do you ever do that?
They're yummy plain and most tasty when dipped in chocolate.

marcella

In article ,
George Shirley wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article , George Shirley
wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.

Way too much trouble, rather throw them at the speeders that run up and
down our street, gets their attention right quick when an old hard
canning pear comes through the windshield.

I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George


We toss our extra - read yucky - pears on the hillside and the deer have
a feast. It's amazing how they all appear magically after we've tossed
a few out. They must have good hearing! Anyway...we keep a grocery bag
on our upper deck and toss a dozen or so out each night. Cheap
entertainment and we get a good look at the babies.

Good ones usually get dried in the dehydrator. Do you ever do that?
They're yummy plain and most tasty when dipped in chocolate.

marcella

George Shirley wrote:


I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George



Yes, but in some households it's a metter of not getting used
in the raw state, or going through all the work of processing
only to see it not getting used on the pantry shelf.

When my parents died in 1971 we found, among others, quarts of
stewed rabbit in the basement dating back to WWII. I guess the
war ended before they used up all their ration coupons.

When my elderly stepfather-in-law recently passed away, his
kids found food in the freezer and preserved stuff on the shelves
that predated his wife's death in 2001 by quite a few years.
Being a thrifty Depression-era Yankee, he would have
eaten it all had he lived long enough. :-(

gloria p

George Shirley wrote:


I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George



Yes, but in some households it's a metter of not getting used
in the raw state, or going through all the work of processing
only to see it not getting used on the pantry shelf.

When my parents died in 1971 we found, among others, quarts of
stewed rabbit in the basement dating back to WWII. I guess the
war ended before they used up all their ration coupons.

When my elderly stepfather-in-law recently passed away, his
kids found food in the freezer and preserved stuff on the shelves
that predated his wife's death in 2001 by quite a few years.
Being a thrifty Depression-era Yankee, he would have
eaten it all had he lived long enough. :-(

gloria p

Marcella Tracy Peek wrote:
In article ,
George Shirley wrote:


Melba's Jammin' wrote:

In article , George Shirley
wrote:

Paint faces on them, wrap in baby blankets, and leave them on the
neighbors' doorstoops.


Way too much trouble, rather throw them at the speeders that run up and
down our street, gets their attention right quick when an old hard
canning pear comes through the windshield.

I, personally, think we have enough pear stuff, wife is more thrifty
than I am and can't stand to see something not get used.

George



We toss our extra - read yucky - pears on the hillside and the deer have
a feast. It's amazing how they all appear magically after we've tossed
a few out. They must have good hearing! Anyway...we keep a grocery bag
on our upper deck and toss a dozen or so out each night. Cheap
entertainment and we get a good look at the babies.

Good ones usually get dried in the dehydrator. Do you ever do that?
They're yummy plain and most tasty when dipped in chocolate.

marcella

Yup, do a bunch each year for snacks. Wife can't eat chocolate and I'm
not supposed too but do.

No hillside or deer here in town. Any deer best not show up around here
during the months long season or I'll dehydrate them.

George