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Pear Jam

Pare, core, and quarter six pounds of ripe mellow pears, put them into a jar, cover closely, and place the jar in a saucepan of boiling water, which must be kept boiling until the pears are quite soft. Turn them into a preserving-pan, and mix with them a quart of syrup, made in the proportion of a pound and a half of loaf sugar to each half a pint of water. Mix the fruit and the syrup thoroughly, and stir the jam over the fire for twenty minutes. Turn it into jars, cover in the usual way, and store in a cool dry place. Probable cost, 8d. per pound.