CANDIED PEARS

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Provided by Cynthia Rivers Martinez

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 c pealed and sliced up green baldwin pears. check your region for local.
2 c water
1 stick butter
2 c sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
1 large lemon juice, fresh

Steps:

1. Peel and cut up a bunch of fresh pears. Measure them out to get 8 cups. Put them in a bowl and juice 1 fresh lemon on top of them. Stir til all are covered. Set aside.
2. Melt butter in medium size stick proof material pan.
3. Add sugar and water. Cook on med. high until all is blended and sugar is melted.
4. Then add pears and spices. Cook down on med for about 1 hour stirring constantly until tender. If they are harder cook longer. If they are softer cook less. You just need to get them to the consistancy that you like.
5. Put in Mason jars until 1" from the top. Cook in water bath to seal jars. Water bath is a super wide bottom pan that you fill about 2" tall in water. Then you put the mason jars down into already warm bath water and cook for approximately 10-15 min til it seals all jars.