Cranberry - Pear Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
4 slices fresh gingerroot (1-inch across and 1/8-inch thick)
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries or (12 ounce) package frozen cranberries
2 small pears, peeled, cored and chopped (1 1/2 cups)

Preparation

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and ginger root. Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
Add cranberries and pears to pan. Cook, uncovered, and stirring occasionally, until fruit softens and mixture thickens slightly - about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature- about 3 hours. Can be made ahead and chilled. Remove ginger before serving.
Makes 3 cups sauce.