Home Cookin 4.9 Chapter: Pickles, Preserves, Condiments

Pears Amaretto
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12 Pears
1/4 Cup Lemon juice
2 Cups Orange juice
2 Cups Pineapple juice
1-1/2 Cups Sugar
6 Cinnamon stick, broken into 4 pieces
1/2 Cup Amaretto
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Peel and halve pears; scoop out core. Place in a solution of 1/4 cup lemon
juice in 4 cups water In a large saucepan, combine orange and pineapple
juices, sugar and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
Drain pears; add to hot liquid; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add
amaretto. Place section of cinnamon stick in each jar. Pack hot fruit snugly
in jars; fill with boiling syrup to within 1/2 inch of top rim. Remove air
bubbles. Readjust headspace. Apply lids and screwbands. Process 500 ml jars
in boiling water canner 20 minutes. Premove jars from canner. Check seals
when cool. Makes 4 pints.

Servings: 4





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