Spiced Pear Butter

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[/urServings: 3-4 pints

Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 10 minutes plus simmer time for the pears
Ingredients
6-7 pounds pears
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tblsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cardamom
Directions
Core, peel, and slice pears. Cook in a large pot with 1/2 cup water until soft. Process in a food mill or food processor (or just mush, which is what I did). Add, sugar, grated orange peel, nutmeg, and orange juice. Simmer slowly until mixture thickens and rounds up on a spoon. Stir frequently. Ladle hot butter into jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Put on lids and bands. BWB 10 minutes.

Categories: Boiling Water Bath, BWB Jams, Jellies, Butters & Preserves, Canning, Preserving

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This is Suzanne McMinns recipe from chickensintheroad.com another fun website! The cinnamon and cardamom are my additions!!!!!

 

[Wifezilla]

That sounds good! I made pear butter last year and used cinnamon and Ginger. Since I have a lot of pears on the tree I will need a new recipe for this year.

 

[Cindlady2]

That's not the one I did.... but it sounds good!