W to can pears. Hgtv green home 2011 kitchen pears detail. Boil the solution for a couple of minutes and then add the pears. Ripe but not overripe pears preferably bartletts peel pears first then core and drop in a bowl of lemon water.
The pears may darken a little while standing. Canning pears recipe notes. You can use lemon juice or products like fruit fresh amazon to prevent the fruit from turning brown.
Canned pears can be used in baking and cooking in salads or desserts or eaten straight from the jar. Well teach you how to can pears in light syrup and how to spice them up a little too so you can snack on them year round. Here is her raw packed steam preserved pear canning technique.
A friend shared with me that you can blanch pears in hot water and the skins slip right off. Process in hot water or steam canner according to. Pear canning liquid options and canning pears without sugar you may can pears in just water unsweetened apple juice or light or medium syrup.
Canning pears doesnt have to be trickyin fact weve broken it down into just three steps. Use a slotted spoon and funnel and put cooked pears into jars leaving the liquid in the pan. The inside of the pear matures before the outer part of the pear so a firm pear can still have a soft interior.
Boil the pears for 5 minutes. Well also share some of our favorite canned pear recipes if youre not sure where to start. Youll need to play around with the amounts depending on how many pears you are canning and how sweet youd like them to be.
Because you have to use the hot pack method when canning pears heating the fruit before filling the jars this is a great 2 3 person job. To get the perfect pear take it off the branch and let it ripen on its own. Heat water and sugar on the stove.
Avoid mushy over ripe pears for this recipe. Canned pears will last a year or longer in the pantry if properly sealed. If you choose to can fruits with just water you need to use a hot pack method.
Cut pears into slices and pack in jars cover immediately with sugar syrup and seal. Using a slotted spoon pack hot pears into hot jars covering with the same syrup you cooked them in leaving a 12 inch headspace. W ipe the outside of jars label and store in pantry.
Best of all when you can pears you have more than a 10 minute window to eat them. If any jars did not seal properly refrigerate pears and eat within a few days. However when canning pears you want to use a hot pack method anyways to get the best quality end product.
Marie seppas canned pears. Pears are a fruit that does not ripen very well on trees. Firm ripe ones are the best.
If you would like to sweeten up your pears a bit you can add honey to your boiling water mixture. Wipe the rims clean remove any air bubbles and place your lids.