Pear Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. pears, sliced or chopped
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 to 3 slices lemon
1 c. water or juice

Preparation

Make syrup of liquid and sugar.
Add fruit to partly cooled syrup and bring gently to boil.
Boil rapidly until clear and tender.
Cool rapidly.
Stand in syrup to plump.
Pack fruit in sterilized jar and add reheated syrup to within 1/2-inch of top. Seal immediately.