Pear Apple Sauce

Ingredients and Instructions

Six pears, sli ghtly under -ripe

Four apples, a combination of Granny Smith, McIntosh and Golden Delicious

2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 cup apple juice

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Core, peel and cut the pears and apples into large chunks. In a large, heavy pot, toss with lemon juice to pr event

discoloration. Combine the pears and apples with the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce

the heat and simme r, partially covered, for 15 minutes or until the fruit is tender but not mushy. Uncover the

pot, stir and cook five minutes mo re. Adjust the flavors and remove from heat, stirring carefully so as not to

break up the fruit too much. Cool to room tempera ture. Refrigerate, covered, for up to four days. Recipe

makes eight cups.