Old-time Pear Preserves

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 lbs pears
• 10 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 peel and dice pears.
• 2 put in large pot and cover with sugar.
• 3 let set overnight.
• 4 the next day, add lemon juice and bring to a rapid boil.
• 5 turn heat to low and let slow cook 5 to 6 hours, till it turns light brown.
• 6 bring back to a boil and quickly ladle into jars and seal.
• 7 for a no-fail seal, invert jars for 5 minutes.