We have a neighbor that has a pear tree in the backyard, lots of fruit every year.
Wife and I finally agreed to come and pick them, take whatever we wanted. Still lots left on the tree.
What to do with them? They're still a bit tart, a bit hard. They'll come to a better texture in a week or two on the counter.
I've got some sitting in a sugar/lemon juice mixture, they'll be made into pear preserves tomorrow.
My wife has been baking up some pear crisp, some apple and pear crisp.
Thinking about canning up some halves in syrup.
Any other ideas out there?
