Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 ea Firm ripe pears (unblemished 1 ea Vanilla bean; split
1 sm Lemon; halved -lengthwise
2 1/2 c Unsweetened apple cider 1 sm Cinnamon stick
1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Whipping cream (optional)
Continuous strip of peel 1 1/2 tb Brandy (optional)
-from 1 small lemon

Peel Pears woth vegetable peeler, leaving stem intact and rubbing
exposed surface with cut side of lemon as you work, to prevent
discoloration. Trim bases of pears slightly if necessary so fruit
stands upright. Combine cider, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla bean, and
cinnamon stick in nonaluminum large saucepan and bring to a boil over
medium-high heat. Add pears in single layer, spacing evenly. Reduce
heat to low and simmer gently until just fork tender, about 30
minutes. Let pears cool in liquid, partially covered.
Whip cream in large bowl of mixer to soft peaks. Blend in brandy.
Transfer pears to serving dish. Reduce liquid remaining in pan to
syrupy consistency. Pour syrup over pears. Serve immediately or
cool to room temperature. Pass whipped cream separately.

"Hearty Farmhouse Suppers" February, 1983 "Bon Appetit" Typos by
Jeff Pruett.
Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 11-27-95

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