This is my husband’s Aunt Flossie’s Pear Butter recipe. This Pear Butter recipe
has been in our family for more than 100 years. My husband's family were fruit
growers in the
Yakima, WA, valley for many, many years. You may also substitute Apricots for
the Pears.
Aunt Flossie's Pear Butter
9 cups of pears or apricots [processed fruit]
6 cups of sugar
juice of a lemon or and juice of 1 orange and the peel
Cook over medium heat until thickens, stirring regularly to keep
from burning on the bottom – the juice of the lemon/orange helps thickening the
butter. Add the peel the last 15 minutes of cooking. If peel is not available
use 1 can of pineapple. Bottle and process according to Ball Canning
instructions.
