Chunky Vanilla Pear Jam
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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3 pints
ingredients
- 5 lbs pears, preferably Bartlett
- grated zest of a lemon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 16 ounces frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 cups water
directions
- Peel, quarter and core the pears.
- Chop them in small cubes and toss them in a bowl with the lemon zest and lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a large heavy saucepan combine the apple juice concentrate with the vanilla bean and the water.
- Boil it over moderate heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove the vanilla bean and add the pears and their liquid.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat and cook, stirring frequently, about 45 minutes, or until the mixture thickens enough to hold its shape on a spoon and has reached nearly 220 degrees F. on a candy thermometer.
- Spoon the jam into prepared jars leaving a 1/4" headspace.
- Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Adjust time according to your altitude.
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Note: this recipe, adapted from "Perfect Preserves" by Nora Carey (Stewart Tabori and Chang, 1990), appeared in the New York Times.
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