Pears in Wine
3 dozen pears
1 bottle of good Italian wine
3 cups sugar
12 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
6 strips each of lemon peel and orange peel, remove the white pith
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Peel the pear, leaving them whole with stems on.
• Cut a very thin slice off the bottom of each pear so that they will stand upright.
• Arrange them as close together as possible in one or two large baking dishes.
• Put the rest of the ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until all the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour over the pears and bake basting several times until done.
• This may take 30 minutes but it depends on the variety of the pears.
• Arrange the pears on serving platters.
• If the wine mixture has become thick and syrupy, strain and pour it over the pears.
• If not, pour it into a pot and cook it over high heat until it is.
• Then strain and pour over the pears.
• It can be served hot, cold or at room temperature.
Additions: Ice cream or whipped cream topping
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