Canning PEARS

[Tesorodeoro]

Ok so I’ve never canned pears. My dad has a tree that is finally producing nice size fruit. They are a brown skinned pear that never soften on the tree. When he picks them and puts them in a paper bag, they turn brown in the middle. I think these are canning pears. Bartlet maybe?

Right now we are near our first freeze. They are hard crispy and sweet.

Any suggestions? I’d love to use my own honey I harvested instead of bleached sugar. Is this a thing?

Anybody want to spend the time spelling out what I need to do? The tree is loaded and I have A Lot of raw honey.

 

[robertk]

I've never tried canning pears (never had enough of them), and all the fruit I've ever canned has been in the form of jelly. But a quick search found this article which looks promising. Preserves using just pears, honey, and some spices. No sugar or pectin.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I've never tried canning pears (never had enough of them), and all the fruit I've ever canned has been in the form of jelly. But a quick search found this article which looks promising. Preserves using just pears, honey, and some spices. No sugar or pectin.

That’s the exact link I bookmarked earlier.

 

[pepperj]

There's recipes for honey cinnamon pears.

For Bartlett pears I would peel them first(blanching them).
This person has the equivalent honey vs sugar ratios.
Check out this video from this search, canning bartlett pears with honey https://share.google/RVz6exLNybWYp9Gz4

Bartlett pears will ripen at room temperature 3-5 days. Pears ripen from the inside out.
Sometimes they will be rotten on the core.

Add a little vitamin C or lemon juice to retain the color.

We still have a few quarts from 2 years ago.

I prefer a natural sweetness over added when it comes to certain fruits. So I don't add much enhanced sweetness to the juice.

 

[searcher]

Canned pears are good.
Dried pear slices are good.
Dried pear leather is good.

 

[searcher]

If you were close I'd trade for your raw honey and can the pears for you.

 

[Pointman]

I’ve only canned pears once but I had to keep them in the dark in a box because they turned brown. Many years later I made a cobbler out of them and they were still great. I never added sugar or anything to them when I canned them.
I’ve since only picked them and let them soften and cooked them immediately. The last time someone gave me a bunch of fresh pears they were kind of tart.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[mjb Mike]

I do alot of canning cinnamon honey pears sound really good