Pear Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. or 6 medium pears, peeled, sliced or quartered
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 c. water
additional 1 1/2 c. sugar
1 thin sliced lemon

Preparation

Boil sugar and water rapidly 2 minutes.
Add pears and boil gently 15 minutes.
Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 thin sliced lemon. Cook rapidly until fruit is clear, about 25 minutes.