In message , Martin
writes
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:29:16 +0100, "Ophelia" wrote:

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:00:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:

Perhaps you will need to become a fruitarian!

Bad idea. Fruitarian's are very unhealthy people. One that I knew died
just after his 30th birthday.

Two much fruit can kill!

ooeerr perhaps not then

Not even a nice pair?

I went into the greengrocers and said:
"Can I have a pun of pears please".
--
Tommy Cooper

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

"Of course you can make jam with them! Although just plain pear jam
probably
would not be too popular, chopped and stewed and added to any other jam
you
are making, they are fine. Some of the lumps will not disappear into mush
like apples but that only proves it is 'real home made jam made with real
fruit'.

I stew mine quartered or sliced and freeze in margarine tubs until I have
time for the jam-making.


Can you make jelly with them? Or even a solid pear 'cheese'? Pears are
delicious with proper cheese, and a nice set pear jelly, perhaps with some
thyme or rosemary in it.... well, I'd buy it!

--
Kate B
I have never tried either, but if you have plenty of pears why not
experiment with a small batch. Personally I would probably add some apples
to make sure they set properly, but then I have always had masses of apples
until this year so I am in the habit of adding apples to everything!
T.

In article , Pete C
writes

As cider is made from apples, perry is made from pears, not just any pear
though. These are perry pears, which tend to be smaller & harder then
dessert pears. Perry tends to be produced sweet or medium sweet although
Camra's 2003 National Bronze Perry was Barkers Dry from Worcestershire.
Perry also contains natural levels of non-fermentable sorbitol. Perry trees
while bearing fruit in 3/5 years will continue to produce fruit for 200 or
300 years which is much longer than apple trees, this has lead to the phrase
"plant perry for your heirs".

No, the phrase is 'plant pears for your heirs'.

For obvious reasons!

Roy.
--
Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.