Canning pears in syrup

Gayle

ingredients

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# Peel, quarter and remove the seeds.
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# Place clean fruit directly into sterilized canning jars.
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# Select syrup strength and prepare syrup by combining water and sugar for pints or
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quarts in a pan, and then heat slowly and boil lightly until the sugar is completely
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dissolved.
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# Pour lemon juice over the fruit.
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# Pour hot syrup over fruit.
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# Canning using cold pack method with 1/2” of headspace.
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# Processing with a Water Bath 25 minutes for pints, or 30 minutes for quarts, at 212
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degrees.
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# For elevations above 1,000 foot level see Altitude Time Adjustments.
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# After processing, remove from boiling water and place the jars on a towel, separated
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by 1” to cool naturally as quickly as possible.
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# Labeling and Storing