Spicy Poached Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. dry white wine
1/3 c. orange juice
2 1/2 inches stick cinnamon or 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 large pears, peeled, cored and halved
vanilla ice milk

Preparation

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine wine, orange juice, brown sugar and stick cinnamon or ground cinnamon.
Cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Add pear halves.
Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until pears are barely tender. Uncover and cook about 20 minutes more or until pears are translucent.
Remove stick cinnamon.
Serve pears warm with vanilla ice milk.
Yield:
6 to 8 servings.