Brown Sugar Cinnamon Stewed Pears

Ingredients

• 1 dozen stewing pears
• 1 quart water
• 1 pound loaf sugar
• 2 inches cinnamon stick

Method

1. 1 Peel pears carefully and remove cores, leaving them whole.
2. 2 Dissolve sugar in water in an enamelled stewpan. Add pears, cover, and simmer for two hours.
3. 3 Remove from heat and let cool completely uncovered. Lift pears into a glass dish.
4. 4 Strain syrup into a small stewpan and boil over high heat for 15 minutes until reduced to three tablespoons.
5. 5 Pour reduced syrup over pears and allow to cool thoroughly before serving.