We finally waded through two five-gallon buckets and a 2-gallon bucket
of pears, finishing yesterday afternoon.

Total canned goods equal 7 quarts of pear slices; 7 quarts of pear
sauce; 7 pints of cinnamon pears; 7 pints of creme de menthe pears, and
7 pints of pear honey. Saved about a dozen for eating out of hand. Now -
our pear tree is ready to pick - looks we'll be busy again. VBG

I'm ready to move on to some other fruit for a change. Bought a fine,
ripe papaya yesterday. Big one too, about a foot long and dead ripe. We
ate a bunch of it for lunch but, I wonder, does anyone know of a recipe
using papaya that can be canned? Kroger's has more of them at a
reasonable price and I do like papaya.

George

"George Shirley" wrote in message
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I'm ready to move on to some other fruit for a change. Bought a fine,
ripe papaya yesterday. Big one too, about a foot long and dead ripe. We
ate a bunch of it for lunch but, I wonder, does anyone know of a recipe
using papaya that can be canned? Kroger's has more of them at a
reasonable price and I do like papaya.


Strawberry Papaya Jam is good. I made some a couple of years ago that was a
big hit and the color is gorgeous. (brag alert) It got 1st place at the
State Fair of Texas, berry & fruit jam category. :-D
---
Peace and Love,
Toni ^_^
reply to toni ( @ ) geekwerks (dot) com
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on
society. -- Mark Twain

Strawberry Papaya Jam

1 quart strawberries, crushed
1 1/2 pounds finely chopped papaya
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 cups sugar
1 box Sure Jell pectin

Mix strawberries and papaya together. Measure 4 1/4 cups of prepared fruit.
Combine fruit and Sure-Jell in large saucepan. Place over high heat and
stir until mixture comes to a full boil. Add sugar and stir until
dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil and continue boiling for 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Ladle into hot
1/2 pint jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process in water bath canner for
10 minutes. Makes about 8 1/2 pint jars.

"George Shirley" wrote in message
. ..

I'm ready to move on to some other fruit for a change. Bought a fine,
ripe papaya yesterday. Big one too, about a foot long and dead ripe. We
ate a bunch of it for lunch but, I wonder, does anyone know of a recipe
using papaya that can be canned? Kroger's has more of them at a
reasonable price and I do like papaya.


Strawberry Papaya Jam is good. I made some a couple of years ago that was a
big hit and the color is gorgeous. (brag alert) It got 1st place at the
State Fair of Texas, berry & fruit jam category. :-D
---
Peace and Love,
Toni ^_^
reply to toni ( @ ) geekwerks (dot) com
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on
society. -- Mark Twain

Strawberry Papaya Jam

1 quart strawberries, crushed
1 1/2 pounds finely chopped papaya
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 cups sugar
1 box Sure Jell pectin

Mix strawberries and papaya together. Measure 4 1/4 cups of prepared fruit.
Combine fruit and Sure-Jell in large saucepan. Place over high heat and
stir until mixture comes to a full boil. Add sugar and stir until
dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil and continue boiling for 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Ladle into hot
1/2 pint jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process in water bath canner for
10 minutes. Makes about 8 1/2 pint jars.

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:06:43 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

We finally waded through two five-gallon buckets and a 2-gallon bucket
of pears, finishing yesterday afternoon.

Total canned goods equal 7 quarts of pear slices; 7 quarts of pear
sauce; 7 pints of cinnamon pears; 7 pints of creme de menthe pears, and
7 pints of pear honey. Saved about a dozen for eating out of hand. Now -
our pear tree is ready to pick - looks we'll be busy again. VBG

delurk
You could always make perry from them. Juice or press them to get the
juice, and let it ferment. Similar to cider, but with a subtle pear
flavour instead of a subtle apple flavour.
lurk
--
"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed." - Mahatma Gandhi

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:06:43 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

We finally waded through two five-gallon buckets and a 2-gallon bucket
of pears, finishing yesterday afternoon.

Total canned goods equal 7 quarts of pear slices; 7 quarts of pear
sauce; 7 pints of cinnamon pears; 7 pints of creme de menthe pears, and
7 pints of pear honey. Saved about a dozen for eating out of hand. Now -
our pear tree is ready to pick - looks we'll be busy again. VBG

delurk
You could always make perry from them. Juice or press them to get the
juice, and let it ferment. Similar to cider, but with a subtle pear
flavour instead of a subtle apple flavour.
lurk
--
"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed." - Mahatma Gandhi

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:06:43 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

We finally waded through two five-gallon buckets and a 2-gallon bucket
of pears, finishing yesterday afternoon.

Total canned goods equal 7 quarts of pear slices; 7 quarts of pear
sauce; 7 pints of cinnamon pears; 7 pints of creme de menthe pears, and
7 pints of pear honey. Saved about a dozen for eating out of hand. Now -
our pear tree is ready to pick - looks we'll be busy again. VBG

delurk
You could always make perry from them. Juice or press them to get the
juice, and let it ferment. Similar to cider, but with a subtle pear
flavour instead of a subtle apple flavour.
lurk
--
"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed." - Mahatma Gandhi