Canned pear

Sometimes the most seemingly ugly tree can give a rich harvest of delicious pear fruits, the main thing is to show patience and care. The common pear belongs to the Pink-colored family. What is noteworthy, in our time, breeders have bred more than one hundred varieties of pear tree. And to be absolutely accurate, there are about 5, 000 different types of pears.

Each variety differs in its special taste, aroma and even the shape of the fruit. Most of the fruits of pear trees belong to dessert varieties. However, there are other types of pears. For example, the pear "game, " the fruits of which are small, hard and sour, but quite suitable for cooking jam or compote. In France and England, gardeners grow special varieties of pears, from which they subsequently produce cider.

Pear cider can be an independent drink, and on its basis I can produce stronger alcoholic beverages. It is also distinctive that pear can grow both in warm and mild climates, and in subzero temperatures in the Urals and Siberia, where the thermometer sometimes reaches -55 degrees Celsius.

Pear is considered the second most popular fruit tree in our latitudes after apple tree. From the fruits of this tree, compotes, preserves, jams are boiled, jelly is made and harvested for the winter by drying, in order to then prepare compote from healthy dried fruits. There are many desserts that use canned pears. And foodies in many countries of the world will not give up the amazing masterpiece of world cooking - "Canned pear in wine" or cognac.

The use of pear in cooking began 3, 000 years ago. Historians have found confirmation that the pear was known during Antiquity. The image of the pear is present in the frescoes of the famous city of Pompeii. The ancient Greek author Homer, in his Odyssey, surprisingly accurately described the garden in which pear trees grew. Not every gardener manages to "catch" the right moment for collecting a pear harvest.

Often collected pears are overripe or unripe and firm. Under-ripe pears are great for conservation. Canned pears always make delicious and healthy sweet treats. Moreover, the canned pear can be served not only as a main dessert or an additive to a fruit salad. Pear can be a great component of vanilla or custard.

Canned pear will work well with light snacks. For example, a wonderful taste combination of canned pear, pate and terrine. You can make a light and unusual salad of chicory leaves and canned pear, dressing such a dish is better with honey-mustard sauce. French foodies prefer to combine canned pear and cheeses with noble blue mold. In addition to pears, cheeses are served with expensive white or red French wine.