"Deb" > wrote in message
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> Your pears from last year will start to lose quality, but they are still
> safe to eat. If you keep them long enough, they won't be worth eating,
> but will probably still be as safe as they were when they came out of the
> BWB.
>
> Last year the only pears available to me were Comice, so I canned them.
> They are a bit softer in texture than the Bartletts and not grainy like
> the Bartletts sometimes get. They did turn slightly pink in the
> processing, but it's very slight. We decided we like them better.

Okay. Thanks! If I ever get a ton of those again, I will can them.