Warm boot recommendations please

[Charlottechicken]

Does anyone have a recipe?

 

I want to preserve some of my anticipated pear glut in a nice brandy syrup, and wondered if it was OK to just bung the fruit in the jars and top up with brandy syrup. But it can't be that simple, surely

Edited June 5, 2007 by Guest

[Lesley]

I found this link to Delia - Pears in Marsala Wine. This is more of a dessert though.

 

Don't forget the 'June Drop' - when fruit trees drop a lot of the little fruitlets so that the rest have a chance to grow properly! - you may end up with less pears than you think, unless it is an established tree which you know is going to produce a glut

 

..and don't do what i did last time I made this - my daughter and SIL worked at the local hotel and after any big events, any wine leftover was often shared out amongst the staff. They had a collection of about 10 bottles.

 

I needed a bottle of red for my pears and , knowing not very much then about wine, I chose the nastiest, cheapest looking label. They were horrified when they came home - the bottle I'd used was worth over £50 - and that was 15 years ago It made some lovely pears in red wine though

[Charlottechicken]

Thanks Lesley.

 

The tree is fairly well established, and a nice size now, but the fruit is always a bit 'scabby' and not particularly nice to eat raw(I think!). So anything is a glut really! I have already lost quite a lot of the fruitlets in the high winds we had recently (but the tree seems to be a good cropper ) there are loads left, roll on June fall!

 

I may chop the tree down and replace it with something else if the crop is as scabby and gritty as before, so this year is the last chance for it to prove itself, and me to get to grips with some good pear recipes.

 

Not sure if it is a cooking pear (is there such a thing?) and that could be the problem

 

I was hoping to store some pear halves in an alcoholic syrup for the winter, to have as a nice dessert

[Charlottechicken]

..and don't do what i did last time I made this - my daughter and SIL worked at the local hotel and after any big events, any wine leftover was often shared out amongst the staff. They had a collection of about 10 bottles.

 

I needed a bottle of red for my pears and , knowing not very much then about wine, I chose the nastiest, cheapest looking label. They were horrified when they came home - the bottle I'd used was worth over £50 - and that was 15 years ago It made some lovely pears in red wine though

 

That proves you get what you pay for! And they do say don't cook with anything you wouldn't drink!!

 

Will you be bringing out a 'Rather Expensive Recipes' book then Lesley?

[Lesley]

- it would make a change from '101 ways with mince'

[Charlottechicken]

Just an update.

 

After reading several liqueur recipes I have decided to try lightly poaching the pear pieces in water, and then adding equal amounts of brandy and sugar, and seeing what happens. fingers crossed, if it works I will let you all know!

 

I may end up with a nice pear brandy liqueur

[Lesley]

That sounds nice!

[Charlottechicken]

That sounds nice!

 

I hope it tastes nice too, Lesley

 

I'll let you know about Christmas time (maybe before if I can't wait that long )