Brandied Pear Preserves

3½ quarts peeled, cored and chopped pears

2¾ cups water

10 cups sugar

1/3 cup lemon juice

¼ cup Gran Gala Liquor

Combine pears and water and cook on medium high heat, covered for one hour.

Gently mash pears.  Measure 2½ quarts mashed cooked pears.  Add 10 cups sugar and 1/3 cup lemon juice.  Cook 50 minutes until gel stage (220º). 

Remove from heat and stir 5 minutes to prevent fruit from floating.  Stir in stir in ¼ cup Gran Gala triple orange liquor; spoon into hot sterilized jars and process in boiling water bath 20 minutes. 

Yield: 6 pints

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