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Question by Don
Submitted on 9/11/2003
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How did you preserve and store pears. I have pear trees and would like to store them over the winter.


Answer by RJ
Submitted on 8/22/2004
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Answer by pear-eater
Submitted on 8/20/2005
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Let pears ripen in a cool, dark place with temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees F (18 and 21 degrees C). Fruit should be soft to the touch. Seeds will be brown, but flesh will still be white or yellow. Most pears can be stored in this way for one to two months.  
  
Keep pears refrigerated for longer storage. Remove them about a week before they will be needed and allow ripening process to finish. To ripen faster, place pears in a plastic bag along with a ripe apple. For even longer storage, can or preserve.  
  
Eat fresh, use in salads or in a sauce, poach, or bake into desserts.  
  
  
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Pears ripen from August to October, depending on variety. For best flavor, determine the peak ripening time for your particular tree. Early- and midseason ripeners include Bartlett and Seckel. Some popular late or winter varieties are Anjou, Comice and Winter Nelis.  
  
Winter pears may take up to six weeks to ripen after being picked. Some, notably Anjou and Comice, require four to six weeks of refrigeration to ripen properly. Winter pears will keep about two to three months and Winter Nelis can be stored all winter.  

 

Answer by aids
Submitted on 3/14/2006
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You'r Mom.

 

Answer by Charlotte
Submitted on 8/22/2006
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Answer by luke
Submitted on 9/19/2006
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