Yield Makes 1 1/2 cups Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:
Combine all ingredients except pear in a small saucepan. Add 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes to meld flavors. Remove from heat and let sit until warm. Place pear cubes in a 12-ounce jar with a tight-sealing lid. Add warm pickling liquid. Let cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Cover and chill. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.
Time 45m Yield Makes enough to fill a 1-1.5 litre kilner jar Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Pare the zest from the lemon or orange and put in a pan with the cloves, peppercorns, allspice berries, root ginger, lemon or orange juice, vinegar, cinnamon sticks and sugar. Stir over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved. Peel, core and halve the pears, then add to the pan and simmer for 15 mins, until the pears are tender. Remove the pears with a slotted spoon and put in a colander to drain. Meanwhile, increase the heat under the syrup and boil rapidly for 15 mins, until the syrup has reduced by about a third and slightly thickened. Pack the fruit into warmed jars and pour over the hot syrup to cover. Seal, label and store in a cool dry place for a month before using.
Time 19h20m Yield 3 pints Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
As you prepare the pears add them to the fruit fresh bath. Tie pickling spice, cloves and ginger root in a spice bag. Prepare liquid by combining the spice bags, sugar, water, vinegar and lemon slices in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and boil gently for 5 min. Transfer pears to pickling liquid to create a single layer. Cook 7 minutes. Remove and place in a large bowl. Repeat until all pears are cooked. When all the pears are cooked pour the pickling liquid over them. Cover and let stand 12-18 hours-in a cool place. Pack pears in clean hot jars-remove spice bags and bring liquid to a boil. Pour over pears leaving 1/2 inch head space. Seal and process 15 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
Time P1DT15m Yield 3 pints Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Soak pears in water& fruit fresh/lemon juice to keep from browning. Tie pickling spice, ginger and cloves in a spice bag. Prepare liquid-combine spice bag, sugar, water, vinegar and lemon slices in a large stainless or enamel pot. Bring to a boil, cover and boil for 5 min. Add enough pears to create a single layer in liquid and poach for 7 min-drain with slotted spoon and place in a large bowl. Repeat until all pears are poached. Pour the liquid over poached pears, cover and let stand 18-24 hours in a cool spot. Remove pears and discard spice bag and lemons. Bring liquid to a boil. Pack pears into clean, hot jars. Pour boiling liquid to cover leaving 1/2 inch head space. Remove bubbles and seal. Process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
