laura's pear butter

Name: Laura's Pear Butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 pound(s) pears, peeled, cored and quartered; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) orange zest, fresh is best; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1/4 cup(s) orange juice

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Laura Spencer-Whitacre

Fort Mohave, AZ

Updated on Sep 24, 2012

I love when the fruits come on. Mr. Bill came home with pears, my favorite, ok one of them :). this is too yummy. I was a pear purist until I found this one. lol. hope you enjoy. xoxo

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 20 Min

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yield 6 pints

Ingredients

4 pounds pears, peeled, cored and quartered
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest, fresh is best
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup orange juice

How To Make laura's pear butter

Step 1

Place pears in saucepan with 1/2 cup water. Cook until soft, about 30 minutes. you can put them thru a sieve if you like, they usually just need stirring. You need about 8 cups of pulp.

Step 2

Pour pear pulp. Say that fast 3 times, lol. and sugar in pan. Stir to disolve sugar. Stir in Orange zest, nutmeg and orange juice.
Step 3

pour into hot jars and water bath 15 minutes. make a batch of homemade biscuits and sit down and enjoy this flavor combo. xoxoxo
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