While out yesterday I was given a bucket of what looks to be homegrown
pears. Green with areas of brown just like melding the common green or
brown pears together? They're squat and hard, yet the man giving them
out said they were as ripe as they'll get. I peeled and tried one and
it's a beautiful crisp light white inside with a hint of pear flavor.
Not sour as if "underripe" yet not terribly sweet either? It almost made
me think of something like jicama. I'd love to be able to do something
with these so as to not let them go to waste. Has anyone ever come
across such a pear? I have a wonderful ginger pear coffee cake from
Penzey's recipes but unsure if they would be worth using here since
these have so little flavor. A chutney perhaps? Pear sauce? Any suggestions?

Goomba