Recipe shared by THRIVE reader Judith
Ingredients:
- 4lb / 2kg cooking pears
- 4lb / 2kg sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger (or more to taste)
- 2 lemons
Instructions:
Peel and core the pears. Finely chop or process the pears.
Place in bowl with the sugar and leave covered overnight.
Place in a pan with ginger, grated rind and juice of lemons.
Simmer until the fruit is tender, stirring well.
Boil hard to setting point, pour into hot jars and cover.
Top Tip:
Make sure you use ripe pears, and try reducing the ratio between fruit and sugar to 2 : 1, so using only 1kg of sugar to 2kg of pears.
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This recipe was shared as part of Share the Harvest, a seasonal festival celebrating the diversity of local fruit varieties in North Lancashire and fighting fruit waste.
Find out more at foodfutures.org.uk/share-the-harvest
