Except for a few I picked just a couple of days ago, the pears have softened up nicely so this morning I quartered and cored them. Since there were many very small pears this took me like an hour and a half standing at the counter and my back did not thank me. Also, the bounty has raised an unexpected problem I certainly didn’t face last time…
The raw pears completely fill my biggest pot. Which means I either have to make two or three batches of pear butter, or maybe I can use the little food processor that’s stashed at Ian’s place to reduce the volume. I’m going to try that and see how it works, but first Tobie and I have to take a Jeep ride to S&L’s. I’m taking care of their chickens and cat while they’re gone, and I think the chickens are going to like all these pear cores.
Is this pear butter similar to apple butter?
They’ll love them…
I get pear butter from my uncle & aunt every year. Lovely stuff!
Yes, anon@ 3:29, it’s similar to apple butter.
Isn’t it about time to launder Tobie’s bed cover again?
Lovely – Next harvest – a big electric roaster works well to cook these down. Maybe a neighbor has one you could borrow.
Muttipie! Hi!
Hi ya – read you everyday!