Baked Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 fresh pears
1/3 c. water
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. maple syrup
dash of salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 lemon rind, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cut slice off bottom of pear so it will stand upright.
Place, with stem up, in baking dish.
Mix remaining ingredients and pour over pears.
Bake, uncovered, about 1 1/2 hours, basting 3 or 4 times.
Serve cool with syrup.