Pear Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. pears, sliced
2 c. water or juice
4 1/2 c. sugar
6 slices lemon (if desired)

Preparation

Boil juice and sugar 5 minutes.
Add fruit to partly cooled syrup.
Bring gently to boil.
Add lemon.
Boil rapidly until clear and tender.
Let cool rapidly.
Let stand in syrup to plump.