mark wrote:
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?

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mark



Look like "Conference" to me (although always hard to be sure) so too
sweet for Perry (or pear cider).

Can be frozen very successfully raw pealed in sugar syrup, makes an
excellent jam or chutney, or poached then frozen in whole in syrup,
defrost and serve with chocolate sauce. Of course traditional canning
works well too, or simply crush for fresh juice.

If they're conference it's still too early, they stay pretty hard on
the tree but come around with a week or two final ripening.

Nice crop!

-E