Pear Jam with Ginger

Posted on 09/29/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

That pear is pear shaped

A coworker unloaded a bunch of deformed overripe pears a few days ago.

Time to make jam.

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Pear Jam with Ginger

8 cups pears peeled. cored and finely diced
4 cups sugar
4 whole cloves
2 tbsp ginger minced
Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Mix everything in a pot, bring to a boil and reduce until thickened, about 30 minutes. Can quickly.

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5 Responses to Pear Jam with Ginger

Mr. Militant Negro says:

09/29/2015 at 4:34 am

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challengeu2cook says:

09/29/2015 at 11:36 am

How lucky for you!
I bet it would be fantastic used as a glaze with seasoned pan chicken with a little red pepper flakes served with brown ric and steamed broccoli!! Yum!! 😊

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Chica Andaluza says:

09/29/2015 at 3:15 pm

I love pear and ginger jam and when we get back to England we’ll have a pear tree full of ripe pears!

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Teresa Blackburn says:

09/29/2015 at 8:08 pm

I love pears and pear jam. The addition of ginger makes it all the tastier. Hope you are well. T

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