Beaujolais Pears With Cassis and Prunes (Canned)

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   In large nonreactive pan combine wine and sugar, bring the mixture slowly to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat.

2. 2

   Peel the pears, removing blossom ends, but leaving stems intact.

3. 3

   Drop them immediately into wine syrup to prevent discoloration.

4. 4

   Tie cinnamon stick, broken in half, cloves, and allspice in a square of cheesecloth.

5. 5

   Add spice bag, rosemary, and prunes to syrup; bring it slowly back to a boil, and simmer 20 minutes.

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   (Pears don't have to be completely cooked at this point.

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   Discard spice bag and rosemary.

9. 9

   With slotted spoon transfer pears and prunes to large (2 or 3-quart) warm jars, standing pears upright on the bottom layer and arranging the next upside down.

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    Continue alternating until jars are filled.

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    Boil syrup until reduced by about 3/4, (the equivalent of 1 bottle of wine.

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    Stir cassis into syrup.

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    Strain liquid through a double thickness of dampened cheesecloth; ladle it into jars, and seal them.

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    Process jars in a boiling water bath: 1 hour for 2-quart jars, 1 hour and 10 minutes for 3-quart jars.

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    Let them cool completely before checking seals and storing.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.