A few weeks ago I did a Salem Harvest with pears. I came home with a lot. Like I picked a whole large tree by myself and took half. They took quite a long time to ripen, but we were soon faced with a ton of ripe pears. They are pretty soft, so I didn't think canning them would be worth the effort. They do have excellent flavor though, so we decided to juice them.
I cut them into quarters - we'll do eighths for the next batch to speed up the process.
We put them in the steamer juicer lined with a double layer of extra fine cheese cloth to catch particulates. Then let them steam.
The first juice to come out was really watery. This is the first (left) compared to the last (right). We poured it back in the juicer to mix, then filled the jars again. This worked well. I added a teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart for good measure.
This is what the pears cook down too. Still lots of goodness here.
So we ran it through the food mill to make baby food for Bennet.
The good stuff coming out.
The waste after it's "pooped" out.
Our finished juice. The color difference is more pronounced here than in real life. It's delicious! We got 4 quarts out of one juicer load, which means we should get about 16 quarts. Not bad for free pears. We'll have lots of puree for pear leather too!
1 comment:
Is juicing really that easy? I had no idea how if worked. Thank you so much for making the pear food! Yummy!
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