Pickled pears

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• tracy

  01 October 2008

  tracy commented on this recipe

  do you seal the jars whilst they are still hot, or do you leave them to cool first?

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• yummie

  12 August 2009

  yummie commented on this recipe

  sounds yummie :), but pleaseeeeeeeee tell us how long the shelf life is on recipes like this, pleaseeeeeeeee :(

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• Cafreb

  12 October 2009

  Cafreb rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this a few years ago from the good food mag, to go with my Christmas goose. Fantastic. I am about to make it again as the pears in my garden are good this year. I always seal the jars while they are still hot because a) There will be less air (it is denser of cold) b) it helps create a better seal. This helps to preserve it. As for shelf life no idea - mine didn't make it past Christmas!

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• pen

  21 August 2010

  pen commented on this recipe

  I made these last year, and am about to start again. No idea about shelf life as they were all eaten so quickly, they didn't even make it to Christmas! Really yummy, and incredibly easy.

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• SylviaH

  09 November 2010

  SylviaH commented on this recipe

  how many jars does this make roughly?

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• Angeldrawers

  12 November 2010

  Angeldrawers rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delish. I used white wine instead of vinegar.

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• d41d0y

  05 December 2010

  d41d0y commented on this recipe

  I made this as a gift today and am seriously considering making another, larger batch for personal use as the syrup smells and tastes amazing!

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• d41d0y

  05 December 2010

  d41d0y rated and commented on this recipe

  

  forgot to rate! 5 stars, no probs!

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• Sara Bottom

  06 December 2010

  Sara Bottom commented on this recipe

  Hi. I am about to make these for the first time but i am struggling to find allspice berries - can anyone help or suggest something to use instead?? thank you!

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• The Baldy Notion

  06 December 2010

  The Baldy Notion commented on this recipe

  Hi Sara - try juniper berries instead of allspice...

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• shell

  09 December 2010

  shell rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made this yesterday for xmas presents, tastes fantastic, syrup is lovely! will definitely be making more of this!

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• David Hannah

  07 February 2011

  David Hannah commented on this recipe

  Nutrition per serving 4553kcal? How big is the serving? dghannah

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• Teresah

  04 September 2011

  Teresah commented on this recipe

  What do you eat them with

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• Mrs H

  16 October 2011

  Mrs H rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Eat them with cold meat. Yum.

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• SamGooders

  23 December 2011

  SamGooders rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Gave as gifts last year and went down a storm - so much so the kilner jars were returned to me to be filled again this year!!! Yummy. The bags of 'fun size' pears you get at supermarkets for kids lunchboxes are a perfect size. Easy to make & great as a starter with pate or potted stilton.

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• My favs

  28 October 2012

  My favs commented on this recipe

  Made to give as Xmas pressies - didn't have all spice so used some nutmeg and star annise - syrup is lovey - hope I can keep them till Xmas!

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• Woody36

  05 December 2012

  Woody36 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Totally delicious! The syrup is amazing and the pears only seem to improve with age - I made my first batch about 2 months ago and they are just getting better and better! We've enjoyed these with good sliced ham, homemade chicken liver parfait and they are fab with cheese and biscuits - particularly anything blue and creamy - YUM!

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• ali2166

  07 December 2012

  ali2166 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not too sure about this one .found the vinegar overpowered. Everything very strong smell and taste .had loads of extra syrup left over as well .might improve with age I hope .

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Ingredients

• 1 lemon or orange
• 10 cloves
• 2 tsp black peppercorns , lightly crushed
• 1 tsp allspice berries, lightly crushed
• 5 cm piece fresh root ginger , sliced
• 1 litre/1¾ pints cider or white wine vinegar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1kg bag caster sugar
• 2kg small pears

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Makes enough to fill a 1-1.5 litre kilner jar

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Prep 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lemon or orange
• 10 cloves
• 2 tsp black peppercorns , lightly crushed
• 1 tsp allspice berries, lightly crushed
• 5 cm piece fresh root ginger , sliced
• 1 litre/1¾ pints cider or white wine vinegar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1kg bag caster sugar
• 2kg small pears

Per jar

4553 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 1203g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 22g, sugar 1002g, salt 0.74 g

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