How to Can Pears
Have you ever canned your own pears? It’s so simple and you’ll keep your pears fresh year round.
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 55
- Yield: Varies
- Category: Canning
- Method: Stovetop
Ingredients
Scale
- 8–10 lbs Pears
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- water
Equipment:
Instructions
- Prepare a large bowl or container to keep sliced pears in so they don’t turn brown as you peel by combining 1/4 cup lemon juice per quart of water
- Prepare simple syrup: In a large kettle, add the sugar to 5 quarts of water. Heat until sugar dissolves, then remove from heat. Note: Syrup can be swapped for pineapple or white grape juice.
- Now you’re ready to peel, core and slice pears
- Submerge pears in lemon water as you go to keep them from turning brown until you have enough to fill a canner
- Lift pears from lemon water with a slotted spoon and fill jars, packing firmly, but gently so you don’t smash fruit
- Fill jars to between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch from the top
- Fill jars with simple syrup to cover pears
- Fit with lids and rings, screwing rings on firmly
- Place in a Water bath canning kettle, fitted with a canning rack, and half filled with warm water
- Add water if necessary so that jars are submerged in water by about an inch
- Bring kettle to a rolling boil, and process pints for 20 minutes, and quarts for 25 minutes
- Remove from heat, and let cool
- If you need to remove jars from canner before they’re cool, wait as long as you can, then carefully lift jars using a jar lifter. Cover jars with a towel as you lift them to protect from drafts, and move to a place such as a counter top where it won’t be deserved, and cover with towels until the jars have cooled.
- Let jars rest for 24 hours. At this point, rings can be removed from sealed jars for storage
- If you have unsealed jars, you can store them in the fridge for up to 7 days, or remove lids, wipe down rims, inspecting for chips or a reason why your jar might not have sealed, fit with new lids, and process again
- That’s it!
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