Vanilla Poached Pears

Preparation info
  • 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • 6 firm ripe small pears
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water

Method

  1. Peel pears, leaving them whole with stems intact.

  2. Combine sugar, water, lemon juice, salt and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, add three pears, and cook, covered, for thirty minutes, or until tender. Remove and reserve. Cook remaining pears.

  3. Return the first poached pears to the syrup, and let all stand until cool. Chill. Remove v