Pear Butter
I have been very interested in Fruit Butters, although I had not appreciated quite what they were. So I have been carrying out research over several sites as to how to actually make these unusual preserves. The site I plumped for in the end used a Crock Pot or Slow Cooker, the ingredients were in cups, but I had a set of these in any event so that was not a problem for me. Essentially however it also gave instructions on how to make the preserve last longer on the shelf by hot water bathing the jars after bringing to the boil for 10 minutes. The post and link I used as a starter point is here Pear Butter The Spruce Eats . However I have read many posts in relation to making Pear Butter and this one seemed the simplest. This is the quantity I came up with to try initially, but next time I will use double the quantity which should fill my medium sized slow cooker and produce a few more jars of preserve. Ingredients: 3lb of Pears 1-1/2 cups of water 1/2 to 1 cup of sugar ...