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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Butter a baking dish.
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Cut a small cone from the bottom of each pear with a paring knife, and place a teaspoon of honey inside.
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Peel a strip of skin away from the top of each pear, just below the stem, but leave the stems intact.
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Then place the pears bottom side down in the baking dish.
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Sprinkle the brown sugar over the pears.
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Pour in water until it reaches 1/3 of the way up the side of the pears, and place the cloves in the water.
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Set the baking dish on a sheet pan, place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
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Then turn down the heat to 350 degrees and bake for two hours more, basting every 15 minutes with the liquid in the pan.
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From time to time, lay down the pears down in the liquid so they are thoroughly moistened and cook evenly.
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After two hours their skins should be shriveled and caramelized.
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Remove the pears from the oven, transfer to a platter or bowls and allow to cool.
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Place the liquid in the baking dish in a saucepan, and reduce to a syrup.
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Pour over the pears, and serve or chill and serve cold.
