Canning Pears
Equipment
- Water bath canner
- Quart or pint mason jars
- Wide or narrow mouth new lids
- Rims
- Jar lifter
- Canning funnel
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 pounds pears per quart that you want to can
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 1/4 cups water
Instructions
- Wash your pears and drain.
- Cut into quarters or halves. Core and peel.
- Make a light syrup using 2 1/4 cups sugar and 5 1/4 cups water. Keep the syrup hot.
- Pack pears into jars and ladle hot syrup over them, leaving ½ inch headspace.
- Remove air bubbles, wipe rim so the lids can seal properly, and adjust two piece caps.
- Process pints 20 minutes, quarts 25 minutes, in a boiling water canner.