Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Pear Facts, Pear Recipe, Pear Photographs










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Pears

There are more than 3,000 known varieties of pears in the world.


How in the world do you get a pear to fit in a bottle???!!! It's a French specialty from the Alsace region -- also done with apples. Think hard and see if you can come up with the solution. (Click here to see the answer!)

Pears are members of the rose family and related to apples.


The tiny Seckel pear (pictured above) was discovered near Philadelphia in the 19th century and is believed to be the only native pear in the United States.

Warm Caramelized Pears With Clove Zabaglione Recipe. Click on the picture to enlarge recipe.
Ninety-eight percent of the U.S. pear crop is grown in California, Oregon and Washington.

A medium-size pear will contain about 210 mg. of potassium.


A medium-size pear will provide 24% of the recommended daily fiber.


Happy Thursday To All!!
Posted by Joy @ Joy Of Desserts

11 comments:

  1. threesidesofcrazyWednesday, October 29, 2008 at 5:35:00 PM PDT

    Oh I loveeeee pears. I saw how they grew fruits in bottles on a cooking show once and just thought it was fascinating.

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, October 29, 2008 at 5:52:00 PM PDT

    Thank you for that. I love pears. I wonder why we eat hem so seldom.

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, October 29, 2008 at 11:05:00 PM PDT

    Wow, talk about planning ahead on the pear in a bottle thing.

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  4. MichelleThursday, October 30, 2008 at 5:53:00 AM PDT

    I loved all the photo's. I never knew there were so many varieties of pears. It's amazing how they got a pear in a bottle. Wow! Thanks for sharing. Happy TT!

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  5. The Gal HerselfThursday, October 30, 2008 at 12:19:00 PM PDT

    The carmelized pear with clove sounds tooooo terrific! Thanks for sharing. (And thanks for visiting my TT)

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  6. siteseerThursday, October 30, 2008 at 1:09:00 PM PDT

    I love your pictures and I love pears

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  7. AnonymousThursday, October 30, 2008 at 1:20:00 PM PDT

    Very interesting. I didn't know about the amount of potassium in pears!

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  8. AnonymousThursday, October 30, 2008 at 4:29:00 PM PDT

    That pear in the bottle was really cool.

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  9. tommieThursday, October 30, 2008 at 8:00:00 PM PDT

    I have seen that pear in a bottle ...isn't it some kind of liquor?

    Thanks for visiting my TT.....happy Halloween!

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  10. Joy @ Joy Of DessertsThursday, October 30, 2008 at 10:41:00 PM PDT

    Tommie: Yes, it is alcohol. It is called Eau de Vie (Water of Life), and it is a type of Pear Brandy. The pear remains unspoiled as long as it remains covered in the alcohol.

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  11. SherrieFriday, October 31, 2008 at 7:56:00 PM PDT

    Hi!
    I love this post on Pears! It's really informative. Getting the pear in the bottle is really Cool! I checked out the link, that's amazing! Take Care!!

    Sherrie

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