| I finished canning the rest of the pears. Previously, I had canned 13 pint jars with a medium syrup. Thorny Guy is an excellent pealer and corer, aren't you Thorny Guy? |  |
To reach the rest of the pears, I had to use our apple picker on a pole. I missed several which came crashing down, bruising when it hit the ground. The pears at the top of the tree are the biggest and best for canning like this. I did another 4 quarts, this time with a light syrup and honey, because I ran out of sugar.
Here is the chart Thorny Guy found on the internet for different types of syrup.
| | Per Pint | Per Quart |
| Syrup | Water | Sugar | Water | Sugar |
| very light | 3/4 cup | 1/8 cup | 1 1/2 cup | 1/4 cup |
| light | 3/4 cup | 3/16 cup | 1 1/2 cup | 3/8 cup |
| medium | 3/4 cup | 1/4 cup | 1 1/2 cup | 1/2 cup |
| heavy | 3/4 cup | 5/16 cup | 1 1/2 cup | 5/8 cup |
5 comments:
I'm also excellent at eating them!
Look 'pear'ific! Brings back memories when I used to can a lot of these. Yummy!
I'm going to make my first attempt at canning this year if I can get anything worthwhile to grow. You have a lot of good info on here to use.
Do you know how long the canned pears are good for?
I've never canned fruit before, but it does seem like a good adventure. This year was the first year for canning anything- i made plum jam, and it was so delicious.
Save a jar for me and mom
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