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Red Pears, to Preserve

Weigh a dozen pears, peel them, and cut them into halves. Take their weight in sugar, and boil it to a clear syrup with half a pint of water to each pound of sugar. Add half a dozen cloves, an inch of stick cinnamon, a few drops of cochineal, and a glassful of port; put in the pears, and simmer them very gently till they are clear and brightly coloured. Take them out, and put them into glasses. Boil up the syrup, strain it, pour it over the fruit, and cover the glasses in the usual way. Store in a cool dry place. Time, three or four hours.