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
. ..
>
> 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