Aug 16

Aug 16 Mulled Cider Pears

I'm not a fan of pears but others are, maybe you are among them.

Hard or mushy I find them woolly.

Mulled though?

Hmmm.

Presents for the festive season perhaps.

Oven set at 150C/300F/Gas 2

For a 1L sterilised Kilner Jar:

750g pears (smaller the better but don't fret)

250ml dry cider

65g granulated sugar

Cinnamon stick

10/12 cloves

Gently heat 250ml of water with the sugar, stirring now & again but it will need to come to a boil

While that does what it needs to do, peel the fruit but keep the stalks on (prettiness)

Pop the pears into a bowl of water with some lemon juice to stop them browning

Halve the fruit, insert some cloves & then into the jar they go along with the cinnamon stick

Add your cider to the sugary mix & once again get it to a bubbling boiling point

Funnel to hand

Pour the syrupy sweetness into the jar, lid on but not the screw top

Oven for an hour

Remove carefully & then secure with the screw top asap (oven gloves on)

It will take hours to cool

It will keep for a year

My Godson likes them with hot custard.

AMM

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