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Spiced Pear Jam 

2 kilos sweet, juicy pears, peeled, cored, chopped
2 lbs sugar with added pectin
zest of quarter of a lemon
9 cloves
2 heaped teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped fine
1 teaspoon allspice
1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon

Poach the pears in a tablespoon or so of water with the zest and
cloves until soft.  Mash with a potato masher and measure the puree
- should be around 2 pints.  Add the spices and stir them in well.
Use a pound of sugar per pint of puree (approx). Boil until setting
point, decant into warm clean jars.

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