How To Make Pear Sauce!

My girls love apple sauce....So when I saw my pear trees dripping with pears this year I decided to make pear sauce!  It's really yummy and totally organic.  I modified the recipe for apple sauce in the "Complete Book of Home Preserving by Ball" on page 182.  I'll post the modified recipe at the end of this post.

I picked quite a few pears....peeled and peeled....

....chopped and chopped.....the water has citric acid in it to prevent browning.  You can also use lemon juice....

....cooked the slices until just tender.....

...pureed in the food processor until very fine (I love my old Pyrex bowls)....

....added some sugar, lime juice (I had frozen lime juice from the trees on hand)...and heated up the sauce....

Jarred the sauce....yummmmmm......

...canned the jars in a water bath....then....11 pints of yummy pear sauce to eat right now and later!

Pear Sauce Recipe

Makes around 11 to 12 pints

25 lbs (about) of pears peeled and sliced in chunks away from core

Put cores and peelings in your compost bucket!

3 cups of granulated sugar

4 tblsps of lime or lemon juice

Prepare jars and canner

(wash jars then boil to sterilize...I save the boiled water for canning later)

Cook chunks of pear until just tender (add enough water to keep from sticking)

Dip chunks of pear from water (discard or drink water) and puree in food processor until fine

Return puree to large pot

Add sugar and lime or lemon juice

Heat until bubbly

Fill prepared jars leaving 1/2 inch head space

Cap with prepared lid and band

Place in canner with water at least two inches above top of jars

Bring to a boil

Process 20 minutes at a rapid boil

Turn off heat and let set 5 minutes

Remove from canner and allow to cool!

Jars will make a popping sound when sealed

Do Not push down button that indicates sealing on lid