Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1914 — Spiced Pears. [ARTICLE]

Spiced Pears.

Wash one-half peck of seckel pears. Cook in boiling water to cover until soft. Take out carefully, place in stone jar, and cover with the following sirup: Mix one pound of white sugar, one And one-half cupfuls vinegar, and one and one-half teaspoonfuls each of whole cloves and stick cinnamon broken in pieces. Bring to boiling point and let simmer three minutes. Cover jar and let stand two days. Drain off sirup, bring to boiling point, let simmer three minutes and pour over fruit; repeat. In the jar keep a muslin bag In which Is tied two tablespoonfuls each of whole cloves and stick cinnamon.