"mark" wrote in message
o.uk...
The pear tree is heavily laden. Pears are rock solid at the moment but
too far off being ripe.

What can one do with pears apart from the instant use options, not really
jam making material are they?
Can they be frozen or do they go brown?

http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/q...003/162431.jpg

Perhaps you will need to become a fruitarian!