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To Dry and Pack Pears

Where winter pears (or those which may be laid by to mellow as late as spring) are not to be had in quantity, pears may be dried in the sun or a slow oven with the same success as are apples. This is a common practice in parts of Europe where pear tarts, stewed pears, and other dishes are concocted from the dried fruit and thoroughly relished. In packing pears place between layers of elder blossoms to add flavour.