Pear Pickles

Another good one for holiday gifts-good with cheese and biscuts.

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.

pears, water, fresh fruit, pickling spices, clove, gingerroot, white sugar, white vinegar, lemon slice