Subj : National Pear Month - 2
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Dec 01 2022 17:50:00

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      Title: Spiced Pears
 Categories: Fruits, Wine, Herbs, Dairy
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      6 lg Firm pears
      1 pt Red wine
      4 oz Sugar
      1    Vanilla pod; split
      2    Whole cinnamon sticks
      1 ts Corn flour or arrowroot
           Flaked almonds; toasted
     15 fl Double cream; whipped
 
  Preheat the oven to 250ºF/120ºC.
  
  Peel the pears neatly, leaving the stalks on, and stand
  them in a large casserole.
  
  In a saucepan bring the cider, sugar, split vanilla pod
  and cinnamon sticks to the boil.
  
  Pour this over the pears, cover the casserole and bake
  very slowly for about 3 hours, turning the pears half-way
  through the cooking time.
  
  When the pears are cooked, transfer them to a serving bowl
  and cool.
  
  Pour the liquid into a saucepan, discarding the vanilla
  pod and cinnamon sticks.
  
  Mix the arrowroot with a little cold water to a smooth
  paste, then add to the saucepan with the liquid. Bring to
  the boil, stirring till the mixture has thickened slightly
  to a syrup.
  
  Pour it over the pears, allow to cool a little, then baste
  each pear with a good coating of the syrup.
  
  Place in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly and serve
  sprinkled with toasted flaked almonds and whipped cream.
  
  FROM: Felicity and Roald Dahl, Memories with Food at Gipsy
  House, Viking, Penguin 1991, ISBN 0-670-83462-9
  
  Typed for you by Rene Gagnaux
  
  Recipe from: http://www.recipelink.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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