Hot Gingered Pears Recipe
Ingredients
2 cans (1 pound, 13 ounces each) pear halves
24 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks (2-inches)
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Directions
Drain pears well, reserving l 1/2 cups syrup.
In 2-quart bowl, combine reserved syrup, 10 cloves, cinnamon sticks and nutmeg.
MICROWAVE 4 to 6 MINUTES on HIGH, or until mixture boils.
Reduce setting.
MICROWAVE 4 MINUTES on '6'.
Remove and discard cloves.
Add lemon juice, lemon and orange peels, gingers and butter.
Mix well.
MICRO WAVE 4 to 6 MINUTES on '6', or until slightly thickened.
Arrange pear halves in (12 x 8-inch) baking dish.
Insert 1 or 2 cloves in each.
Pour hot syrup over pears.
MICROWAVE 5 MINUTES on '6', basting pears with syrup several times.
In 2-quart bowl, combine reserved syrup, 10 cloves, cinnamon sticks and nutmeg.
MICROWAVE 4 to 6 MINUTES on HIGH, or until mixture boils.
Reduce setting.
MICROWAVE 4 MINUTES on '6'.
Remove and discard cloves.
Add lemon juice, lemon and orange peels, gingers and butter.
Mix well.
MICRO WAVE 4 to 6 MINUTES on '6', or until slightly thickened.
Arrange pear halves in (12 x 8-inch) baking dish.
Insert 1 or 2 cloves in each.
Pour hot syrup over pears.
MICROWAVE 5 MINUTES on '6', basting pears with syrup several times.
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