Simon and I are both dismayed to hear that pears have grown so \"unpopular\" that local growers have been ripping up their trees to try to plant something more lucrative. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-17/pears-out-of-favour-with-shoppers/102961848
Why not just enlist us to plug the pear?
We'd do a great job!
There are so many great uses for this subtle and affordable fruit - not least of all one of the GOATS of salads! (Does not contain goat nor any other livestock.)
DEAD EASY POACHED PEARS RECIPE:
10 pears
250 ml sweet wine
100g sugar
METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 180C
Slice the bottoms of the pears so that they can sit proudly upright.
Arrange them to sit close together in a ceramic roasting tray.
Top with a mingled mixture of the wine, sugar and any aromatics you like - eg., cloves, cinnamon, star anise. (Or leave these out!)
Bake for 1 hour, basting with the syrup every 15 mins if you can be bothered.
Serve with ice-cream, custard, yogurt or whatever you like. Use the leftovers to go with breakfast muesli or granola. DELICIOUS!
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