Pears, Pears, and more Pears.

[Sniper-T]

Pear Wine, or brandy?

[Foulball]

Pear Cider?

or sell them by the roadside?

[bacpacker]

I've got 3 trees started and looks like 1 of them may bear this year if we don't get a late frost.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Pear chutney? I second the brandy or you could make pearjack. Or pear bombs. Soak fresh pears in everclear for about a month, the use as your heart desires.

[Sniper-T]

^
OMG YUM!!!

we do that with raspberries and strawberries.

[bacpacker]

Any body got a recipe for Pear Brandy, or just brandy in general?

[ladyhk13]

I usually can them in a light syrup (those jars are put back for my LTS), you can also put them in the oven in the winter with a little cinnimon, nutmeg, clove and ginger and eat as a side dish with dinner, I also have made it like a jam but a little runny (add spices if you want) and then warm it to put over vanilla ice cream like BP said. The trick is to start adding spices to it....there are lots you can use to change the flavor to give you some variety. You could probably crush and dehydrate to make those fruit pull things. I don't eat them but I know lots of people like them.

[Taz Baby]

Pear Brandy



Ingredients:


1 firm-ripe pear
3 cups (750 ml.) brandy

Directions:
Rinse pear, dry and place in a wide-mouthed decorative glass jar (at least 1 quart). Pour brandy over pear (pear must be covered). Seal airtight. (If seal is rubber or synthetic rubber, cover glass top with plastic wrap to protect seal from alcohol, which can soften it.) Store at least one week or up to one year at room temperature.

Makes 3 cups

Per tablespoon: 37 cal., 0 percent (0 cal.) from fat; 0 g protein; 0 g fat; 0.1 g carbo (0 g fiber); 0 mg sodium; 0 mg chol.

[bacpacker]

Thanks taz.

[Sniper-T]

Here's another way... but check your local laws. Some places do not allow distillation.

Making Brandy | eHow.com