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Basic Poached Pears
A whole, luscious pear, simmered in delicately flavored liquids, is for certain a thing of elegance and beauty. The process for poached pears is easy and the results versatile.
Let’s say you’re at the market and feel inspired by a display of beautiful pears — but they’re not quite ripe. (Most pears have trouble ripening fully on the branch. If they get too heavy and are about to smash to the ground, they’re picked before their peak.) No worries: Just put them in a […]
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Perfect Pear-ings
For another easy dessert, hollow out the bottoms of your poached pears and fill them with vanilla ice cream or mascarpone cheese. But poached pears’ silky texture and light sweetness aren’t just for after dinner. Here are some suggestions for light and delectable fare: Slice poached pears and place them alongside fresh ricotta cheese and […]
Ah, the poached pear … Just saying it aloud is an elegant adventure for the mouth. And as much as a whole, luscious pear, simmered in delicately flavored liquids, is for certain a thing of elegance and beauty, the process is easy and the results versatile. We tend to think of poached pears as a […]
Although New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Washington now supply the bulk of the country’s commercial crop, the Concord grape did indeed get its start in Concord, Massachusetts. Gold-leaf artisan, horticulturalist, and Concord resident Ephraim Wales Bull (1806-1895) spent years working with 22,000 seedlings before finding a vine worth keeping — a derivative of a wild […]