Pear Preserves

Directions

1. 1
   Pare fruit (if hard, cook until tender in water).
2. 2
   Make syrup of liquid and sugar; add fruit to partly cooled syrup and bring gently to boil.
3. 3
   Add lemon.
4. 4
   Boil rapidly until clear and tender. Let stand in syrup to cool.
5. 5
   Reheat syrup to boiling.
6. 6
   Pour fruit and boiling syrup into jars within 1/2 inch from top.
7. 7
   Put caps, screw lids firmly tight.
8. 8
   Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes. Yields 10 (8 ounce) jars.