| Re: Pear Question [message #62676] |
Di, 12 April 2005 18:14 |
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In article <Xns96347A5AB46EEwaynesgang [at] 81.174.12.30>, Wayne Boatwright
<waynesgang [at] waynes.gang> wrote:
> Thank you ALL for your comments and recommendations. I really
> appreciate it. I may have to resort to a really firm bosc pear as I
> doubt I have access to either the Kiefer or the Seckle varieties.
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> Aren't the Seckle pears the "tiny" little pears that are quite hard?
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> There are three recipes of my grandmothers that I want to make; Pear
> Honey, Brandied Pear Jam, and Pear Preserves.
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> I'll be on the lookout for any of these pear varieties I can find.
>
> Thanks again!
Wayne, FWIW, I used Bartletts for Pear Honey when I made it. On the
ripe side. I'm not fond of pear stuff because to me it's just sweet on
sweet.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Cam Ranh Bay food added 4-8-05.
Sam I Am! updated 4-9-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.
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| Re: Pear Question [message #62679 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 04:48 |
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On Tue 12 Apr 2005 09:14:33a, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.preserving:
> In article <Xns96347A5AB46EEwaynesgang [at] 81.174.12.30>, Wayne Boatwright
> <waynesgang [at] waynes.gang> wrote:
>
>> Thank you ALL for your comments and recommendations. I really
>> appreciate it. I may have to resort to a really firm bosc pear as I
>> doubt I have access to either the Kiefer or the Seckle varieties.
>>
>> Aren't the Seckle pears the "tiny" little pears that are quite hard?
>>
>> There are three recipes of my grandmothers that I want to make; Pear
>> Honey, Brandied Pear Jam, and Pear Preserves.
>
>>
>> I'll be on the lookout for any of these pear varieties I can find.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>
> Wayne, FWIW, I used Bartletts for Pear Honey when I made it. On the
> ripe side. I'm not fond of pear stuff because to me it's just sweet on
> sweet.
Thanks, Barb. This may be just a nostalgia taste in my head, but I want to
give them a try. Haven't had any of these recipes since my grandmother
made them years ago. Loved them then, but tastes do change.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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