pear preserves

Sweet canned fruit

Pear preserves are a sweet spread made by cooking pears with sugar until soft and thickened, often with added lemon juice or spices.

Unlike jam, preserves typically contain larger pieces of fruit suspended in syrup or jelly: She spread pear preserves on her morning toast.

The mild sweetness of pears makes them well-suited to preservation.

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sterilization · chutney · compote · ginger · lemon zest · marmalade · brown sugar · vacuum sealing · cardamom · honey · clove · pie filling · orange peel · vanilla · farmers market · gift basket · recipe card · sugaring

Opposites
preservation state

pear preservesfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

fresh fruit

fruit type in preserves

pear preservesberry jam

Cooked fruit preserve

grape jelly · apple butter · orange marmalade · peach preserves

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G