I spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, with " the pears". First I put a crock pot full on to cook, with a little sugar and cinnamon...sure smelled good! Then, I walked over to the BNOE to see if Charlotte had any " mint" left in her flower bed. It had taken a beating through this really hot summer we had but I was able to pick enough for what I needed it for. Came home and made a mint syrup and started peeling and halving 7 pounds of pears. After cooking all those in the mint syrup, I canned six pints. Next, I made six half pints of pear jam and I still have enough pears to make a couple loaves of pear bread. That will be tomorrow. I need to buy some of the "throw away loaf pans" so I can share the pear bread. In fact, I plan on taking a loaf to Gail ( who gave us the pears) along with the recipe. Next picking adventure....APPLES!!! which will be made into apple butter and apple sauce. I should make apple jelly....just for Bud...it was his favorite. :-)
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