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Pears Amaretto
Yield: 4 servings

12 pears
1/4 c lemon juice
2 c orange juice
2 c pineapple juice
1 1/2 c sugar
6 cinnamon stick, broken into 4 pieces
1/2 c amaretto

Peel and halve pears; scoop out core.  Place in a solution of 1/4
cup lemon juice in 4 cups water In a large saucepan, combine orange
and pineapple juices, sugar and cinnamon stick.  Bring to a boil
and simmer 5 minutes. Drain pears; add to hot liquid; simmer 5
minutes.  Remove from heat, add amaretto. Place section of cinnamon
stick in each jar. Pack hot fruit snugly in jars; fill with boiling
syrup to within 1/2 inch of top rim. Remove air bubbles.  Readjust
headspace.  Apply lids and screwbands. Process 500 ml jars in
boiling water canner 20 minutes. Premove jars from canner. Check
seals when cool.  Makes 4 pints.

Printable version: almond-pears.txt.