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                           Almond-Stuffed Pears

Recipe By     : Taste of Home, August/September, 1997
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruit                            Taste Of Home

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   6      medium        pears, peeled, halved and cored
   1 1/2  cups          water
     1/3  cup           white grape juice
     1/2  cup           finely chopped toasted almonds
   2      tablespoons   brown sugar
     1/8  teaspoon      almond extract

Place pears, cut side down, in an ungreased 13-in.x 9-in. x 2-in. baking
dish.  Combine water and grape juice; pour over pears.  Cover and bake at 350
degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until tender.  Turn the pears over.  Combine
almonds, sugar and extract; mix well.  Spoon into pear cavities.  Bake,
uncovered, for 5 minutes.  Serve warm.  Yield:  6 servings.

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NOTES : "Pears make a comforting side dish in this special recipe shared by
Margaret Allen of Abingdon, Virginia.  'We enjoy this hot fruit with a ham
dinner,' she says."