Makes about 4 pints.

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 pounds underripe medium-sized pears
  • 2/3 cup light raisins
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 6 cups sugar

  • DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 275°. Peel and core pears and fill the cavities with raisins. Mix honey with water and pour into a baking dish just large enough to accomodate the pears in a single layer. Pour in half the sugar in an even layer, arrange pears on the sugar and cover with remaining sugar. Bake for 3 hours, turning the fruit occasionally, until the pears and syrup are caramel colored. Ladle into hot, sterilized jars, cover and seal.