Ingredients

• 5 lbs hard pears
• 10 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup preserved ginger, minced
• 3 lemons
• 1/2 cup almonds, slivered (optional)
• boiling water

Directions

• Pare and core pears and cut into thin slices.
• Cook pears with 3 cups water until tender (5-10 minutes).
• Half lemons and cut into thin slices, then quarter.
• Pour boiling water over lemons to cover, let stand 5 minutes then drain.
• Add lemon, sugar and ginger to pears and simmer until preserves are thick. Stir and skim 5 minutes.
• Can and seal. Makes 5 pints.