Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c To 3 cups muscadines 3/4 c Sugar
3 c Water 1 tb Plus 1 tsp cornstarch
4 md Firm, ripe pears

Rinse muscadines; combine muscadines and water in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Remove
from heat; mash muscadines with a potato masher. Strain through a
jelly bag, reserving 1-1/4 cups juice; set aside.
Peel pears, leaving stems intact. Cut a thin slice from bottoms,
so that pears can stand upright. Place pears in a steamer in an
upright position; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until pears
are tender.
Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan; gradually add
reserved muscadine juice, stirring well. Bring mixture to a boil,
and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Place pears in individual compotes; pour sauce over pears.

From Hattie Culbreth of North Carolina in September, 1988 "Southern
Living". Typos by Jeff Pruett
Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 10-01-95

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