If you are lucky enough to have a pear tree that produces more fruit than can be eaten fresh, you need to know how to store and preserve pears. Some types of pears are better for canning but if you don’t want to go that route, what can you do with a slew of pears? Keep reading to learn how to preserve pears with and without canning. About Harvesting Pears There’s nothing like a pear eaten fresh at its peak, but it isn’t always possible or easy to tell when a pear is ready. Pears ripen from the inside out, so if a pear is allowed to ripen on the tree you may end up with fruit that looks good on the outside but is soft and brown on the interior. This means that pears are usually harvested when they are still firm/hard and then ripened off the tree. Pears […]
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