Pear Balsamic Honey

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 lbs bosc pears (peeled, cored)
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, root grated

Recipe

• 1 run the peeled and cored pears through a food mill on a coarse grind (or
• 2 chop very fine.).
• 3 measure the fruit puree.
• 4 add the balsamic vinegar, and add water if needed so that the fruit puree measures 4 cups.
• 5 stir the brown sugar and ginger root into the pear puree.
• 6 bring the mixture to a boil.
• 7 when the boiling puree can’t be stirred down, reduce the heat to medium and maintain the steady boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and sheets from the spoon.
• 8 time will vary but this takes between 25 to 35 minutes.
• 9 remove from the heat, skim off any foam that rises, and ladle into
• 10 prepared jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.
• 11 process jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• 12 adjust time according to your altitude.