Pears Amaretto

Ingredientes

12-14 pears

1/4 c lemon juice

2 orange juice

2 c pineapple juice

1 1/2 c sugar

6" cinnamon stick (broken into 4 pieces)

1/2 c amaretto

Instruções

Peel and halve pears; scoot out core. Place in solutions of lemon juice in 4 c water.

In a large saucepan, combine orange and pineapple juices, sugar and cinammon stick. Bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Drain pears; add to hot liquid; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add amaretto.

Place section of cinnamon stick in each jar. Pack hot fruit snugly in jars; fill with boiling syrup to withi 1'2 inch of top rim. Remove all bubbles. Readjust headspace.

Apply lids and screwbands. Process 500 ml jars in boiling water canner 20 minutes.

Remove jars from canner. Check seal when cool.

THIS WOULD YIELD 6 PINTS, PERHAPS 7.