{"id":611955966278,"date":"2025-11-25T11:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/preserved-pears-a-lovely-recipe-an-even-better-gift\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:42:29","slug":"preserved-pears-a-lovely-recipe-an-even-better-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/fruit\/preserved-pears-a-lovely-recipe-an-even-better-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserved Pears Recipe for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I love being given homemade produce as a gift for Christmas, and so decided to have a go myself! Sadly, our fruit trees<\/a> underperformed this year due to the terrible summer, but I did manage to find enough pears (Conference<\/a> and Doyenne du Comice<\/a>) to produce a few jars of preserved pears.”<\/h2>\n
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“This is an easy way to preserve pears for later enjoyment. Delicious served with chocolate or vanilla ice cream, or cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche. I used a light syrup ratio of a cup of sugar to 2 pints of water. You could also use apple juice or white grape juice as your preserving liquid. You could even use water, though a lightly sugared solution will help the fruit retain its colour for storage longer than a few weeks.”<\/p>\n

“For spices I used cardamom, star anise and cinnamon, because I think these spices complement the flavour of the pears best. You could use nutmeg or vanilla too.”<\/p>\n

Frances, Ashridge Nurseries<\/p>\n

Ingredients (to fill two 2-pint jars)<\/h2>\n

(adapted from a recipe at SimplyRecipes.com)<\/em><\/p>\n