Ref; Ideas for Pears?

[TomKnollRFV]

So we have as always, so many pears it isn't funny, and normally the only thing I ever do with them is a pear crisp. I suppose I could do jam or jelly as well...

<Some day I swear I will get a cider press and make up some pear cider ....>

So throw the ideas at me. Instant pot? Let it rip, I got one. Needs a searing hot on a stove? I got an Electric Wok Pro, the sucker goes to 425f degrees.

Side dishes/desserts, any thing. I need ideas. Regional things are even better!

 

[flatbroke]

I dehydrate them, apples, strawberries and bananas

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I dehydrate them, apples, strawberries and bananas

I got a dehydrator; but it's not likely worth it for us..could finally use I suppose and do some fruit jerky as an experiment.

 

[AllAces]

1. Pear butter.
2. Pears cooked in simple syrup, flavored with one of the following: mace, allspice, cloves, cardamon.
3. Pears cooked in port or merlot.
4. Pear ice cream.
5. Pear salad - peel a really ripe pear, coat with lemon juice, core, place on lettuce, a dollop of mayo on the pear, top with grated cheese.

 

[oddegan]

My Mom would can them in a light simple syrup. We would eat the heck out of them over the winter. My brother and I always thought they were even better than the canned peaches. Check out the Ball Blue Book. Usually has tons of ideas.

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

Pear butter? Like Apple butter. I'd pick a recipe with ingredients that sound good to me.

Or this looks interesting,
Birnenhonig
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birnenhonig

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

I’d kill for a pear tree.

Have a few peach trees but they’ve reached the end. They don’t last too long. Picked peaches for a few years but nothing this year. Gonna wipe them out and plant peach, apple, and pear trees in the next year or two.

When the peach trees were still doing ok they were producers. Couldn’t eat that many peaches. Made jam. Gave away a bunch. Still have half dozen or so. I’d go pear jam for sure!

If you still have to many pears or jars of jam after that feel free to send some over here to wonder dog ranch. Any I can’t manage to enjoy the dogs will love!

Good luck,
Scott





Scott

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Pear butter? Like Apple butter. I'd pick a recipe with ingredients that sound good to me.

Or this looks interesting,
Birnenhonig
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birnenhonig

I can't pronounce it..but I'd eat it!

Maybe I should just bang out a buncha cans of jam and butter. <Pearbutter with a heavy amount of cinnamon just sounds good for the colder months>..and I'll see about figuring out mailing some Scott if I do. I've never done much in the way of canning. Largely as I hardly ever eat jam etc my self. Might have to change that. I've seen stuff where people basically put apple slices in a jar with a syrup using red hots<The Candy> ..wonder if that also might work for pears.

 

[motocrash]

<Some day I swear I will get a cider press and make up some pear cider ....>

Make one.
https://www.google.com/search?q=car...=2ahUKEwji7835897cAhVmslQKHWDACHEQsAR6BAgCEAE

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I actually could probably do some thing old fashion even, just plenty of weight <I got brewing equipment from when I did beer a few times for fun>. I guess laziness is winning the battle, along with my decreased inclination to drink much these days.

Also I'll have to figure out how many pears I got by pound..but I found a vanilla spice pear butter recipe and I got this notion adding some rum to flavour wouldn't hurt.

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

vanilla spice pear butter recipe and I got this notion adding some rum to flavour wouldn't hurt.

I like it! Rum sounds good too. Spiced rum, like Captain Morgan's or Bacardi Blackheart or Oakheart?

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I got Captain Morgan Spiced on hand. I only keep rum on hand for making rum cakes..so the last time I had to get some, that was what was on sale. Normally I get a white rum or cherry rum. <Cherry rum is amazing in rum cake because I load mine with dried fruit as well>.

I might need to actually get jars for canning, assuming I figure out how to do proper canning.

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

Oh gosh, canning? I've never done canning either. After seeing it done on tv, it doesn't look too difficult but it always worried me that I'd miss something and it wouldn't be canned safely. Surely after researching, watching enough videos and reading the posts and advice you could get from canners here, you can do it.

 

[foamheart]

Pear Honey!

9C ripe pears finely chopped (or squished up good with a tater masher or ricer)
8C refined cane sugar
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple w/ juice
2T lemon juice

Combine, cook low and slow for 30 mins. to 3 hours (until thickened and the color of honey)
If it doesn't thicken, add a T of pectin.
Hot jar and process approx. 10 mins. Check your local extension service for process time in your area.

Notes; you can add a little vanilla/caramel/maple/ginger/cinnamon. To spice it up. I personally am in the caramel extract mode these days. I can't make caramel apple jelly fast enough.

 

[foamheart]

A favorite red wine? Poach some whole peeled pears. They are a great, light desert.

 

[foamheart]

Pear is too light a flavor to make liqueur out of, but you could always try and prove me wrong.

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/uncle-goldies-fruit-liqueur.143459/

 

[foamheart]

Check out the Ball Blue Book. Usually has tons of ideas.

Now there is a canner!

 

[mike243]

Cut 1/2 scoop a little out blue cheese and a little brown sugar,grill ,dont hurt your self lol

 

[TomKnollRFV]

I'm actually willing to bet some where I'd have the canning book in question, since one grandma at least was an avid canner.

And depending on how much work it is to prepare 10 pounds of rather small pears for the pear butter..I might try other things... and I did see poached pears in my instant pot booklet oddly. Yet no mention of pear jam etc, which I thought it might mention!

Pear is too light a flavor to make liqueur out of, but you could always try and prove me wrong.

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/uncle-goldies-fruit-liqueur.143459/

And Foamy...Pear Brandy is a thing. I just don't have the drive right now to go and kitbash a distillery together ;)

Wonderful ideas all; I might try the grilled ones come this weekend, relatives are -supposed- to come over. We shall see if they truly do.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

So I may have ruined the recipe ... 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg..I added 1 1/2 because I was trying to read it when cutting things up. We'll see how that goes..and I had Bicardi, not captains. Kris asked, I didn't check at the time, shouldn't make much of a difference, I just put a few shots worth in to flavour it.