tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post1130337588587265974..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Pickled pearsMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-769024214345273202012-01-06T09:41:09.359+00:002012-01-06T09:41:09.359+00:00Just to finish this off - I had a jar of pickled p...Just to finish this off - I had a jar of pickled pears at Christmas and they were superb, both with local cheeses, a very hard mature (but not sharp) Cheddar style and a softer blue Stilton type both enhanced and were enhanced by. My brother found it too strong; but then he didn't like the cheeses either so I think we can discount his taste ;-) and my better half seems indifferent but he's a bit odd (that's probably what I like about him, besides which all the more pickled pears for me!).<br /><br />Sadly a house move put paid to the chilli sauce idea (although I have kept the jar of syrup and have a bag of chillis in the freezer, so you never know).<br /><br />Thanks very much for the inspiration - if it weren't for such enthusiasm in your post, and the lovely pictures, I would probably have continued to dismiss the idea. As it is I am now looking more carefully through my Marguerite Patten book to see which fruit I can usefully pickle next...Esculent Etchttp://wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-28079412763956508062011-10-01T11:18:59.018+01:002011-10-01T11:18:59.018+01:00I finally got around to this having picked up some...I finally got around to this having picked up some Conference pears quite cheaply. Used a slightly different method in the end but they smelled great when cooking and I tasted the vinegar "syrup" that was left over, which is delicious, oddly enough. There was a jar-ful, so we are going to have a go at some chilli sauce with it. Thanks again for the idea and (rather late) for your reply!<br /><br />Now I just have to wait a few weeks before we can try some...Esculent Etchttp://wwww.esculentetc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-69027156507886777962011-09-09T11:31:57.094+01:002011-09-09T11:31:57.094+01:00I've had pickled quinces but I've never th...I've had pickled quinces but I've never thought to do pears - something for next Autumn. <br /><br />Beautiful tomatoes!Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-76292728473553920552011-09-09T10:44:38.251+01:002011-09-09T10:44:38.251+01:00I'd never heard of pickled pears - so do apple...I'd never heard of pickled pears - so do apples pickle too?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-84087334861354536942011-09-09T09:18:01.316+01:002011-09-09T09:18:01.316+01:00I've never eaten pickled pears, I bet they'...I've never eaten pickled pears, I bet they're delicious. Nice tomato haul, you've done well with them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-26004529166061392022011-09-09T07:46:23.234+01:002011-09-09T07:46:23.234+01:00I haven't tried a pickled pear, but a tropical...I haven't tried a pickled pear, but a tropical pear tree is up the top of my wish list! One day...<br /><br />Your tomato harvest looks superb, and I can't wait until you try the green zebras!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-59720388062119020962011-09-09T06:20:32.719+01:002011-09-09T06:20:32.719+01:00Such beautiful tomatoes! Never seen the green zebr...Such beautiful tomatoes! Never seen the green zebra variety.Anita Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10902981126493850669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-86831238244913584302011-09-09T03:04:01.670+01:002011-09-09T03:04:01.670+01:00Never tried pickled pears, I am curious now! :-).
...Never tried pickled pears, I am curious now! :-).<br /><br />Very envious of your tomatoes!<br /><br />Ciao<br />AlessandraAlessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616072198034545392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-31143999940623591672011-09-09T02:19:27.496+01:002011-09-09T02:19:27.496+01:002 kg tomatoes! Nice haul! No refrigeration for the...2 kg tomatoes! Nice haul! No refrigeration for the pears? No hot water bath - true old school canning... I bet they are delicious.David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-41329304945810986642011-09-08T18:55:32.849+01:002011-09-08T18:55:32.849+01:00I've never heard of pickled pears, we've o...I've never heard of pickled pears, we've only ever had them canned in a sugar syrup. Thanks for the recipe, I'll have to give it a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-19727701239122054522011-09-08T18:28:41.740+01:002011-09-08T18:28:41.740+01:00Hi esculentetc: the length of time a pickled pear ...Hi esculentetc: the length of time a pickled pear will keep depends on how many you pickle. They don't generally hang about too long when I'm around. I do think they improve with keeping, up to a certain point (maybe 3 or 4 months?), but I wouldn't keep them over 6 months. Shop-bought pears would be fine - just fairly pricey, I expect, since you need a fair few of them.<br />BTW: Pickled pears with Stilton is the "marriage made in heaven"!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-53928190543213818862011-09-08T18:22:55.182+01:002011-09-08T18:22:55.182+01:00I've not done much pickling as most of it seem...I've not done much pickling as most of it seems to require a bigger glut than I normally have (I'm more of a chutney girl) but have got more pickle prone over the years. It strikes me these would be one of the things it would be feasible to do with bought fruit...hard pears being pretty easy to come by on the market.<br /><br />You said that you need to wait for a month until eating them, are they better for keeping longer, and how long do you keep them? I'm assuming they would be ideal with all that Stilton that comes down in price just after Boxing Day?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-17375624607692577212011-09-08T18:05:50.324+01:002011-09-08T18:05:50.324+01:00Mark, your pickled pears are just candy for the ey...Mark, your pickled pears are just candy for the eye, as well as being delicious, I know! I am amazed at all your pretty tomatoes of different varieties. Beautiful!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.com