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pear halvesWhenever a recipe calls for fruit to accompany meat, game, and poultry (like duck with pears), this is the best way I know to bring out the flavors of the fruit, giving a commercial product a whole new lease on life as if it were ripe fruit fresh from a farm in Oregon or Long Island. The process is oven drying, slowly evaporating all that Colorado River irrigation water from the fruit without cooking it.
Slice the pears in half lengthwise. Rub each half with
Put parchment paper on a tray just large enough to hold the pears and pour the sugar on the paper. There should be a
As soon as the pears are cool enough to handle, remove the cores and stems, and proceed with any recipe that calls for the fruit as a garnish.
Do the same thing with halved apples, peeled pineapple, quinces, plums, apricots (especially, since they tend to be the most ruined by growers), peaches, and figs.
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