Minted Pears

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Home Canning and Preserving

By Janet Cooper

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • canned pears, packed in heavy syrup
  • dried mint
  • green food coloring (optional)

Method

  1. Start with any amount of canned pears, cut as you wish. Drain the syrup into a pan and add 1 teaspoon dried mint per can. Also a drop or two of green food coloring to add a nice color.
  2. Simmer the syrup, covered, for 10 minutes and let steep, covered, for several hours or overnight.
  3. Add the pears and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
  4. Pack the