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Sugar free pear butter

Yield: 4 cups

Ingredients:

• 4 qt Water; 2 ts Ground cinnamon;
• 1/2 c Lemon juice; divided 1 ts Ground cloves;
• 4 lb Firm ripe pears; 1/4 ts Ground allspice; -(about 10 large) 8 12 packets sugar substitute
• 2/3 c White grape juice;

Instructions:

In a kettle combine water and 1/4 cup lemon juice. Peel core and quarter the pears placing them in lemon juice mixture to retard browing until all have been peeled. Drain liquid in kettle. Add grape juice and remaining lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium;cook until pears are soft about 20@minutes stirring occasionally. Cool. Press through a sieve or food mill or process in a blender until smooth. Return puree to kettle. Add spices;cook and stir until very thick;20-35 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in sweetener. Adjust sweetner to taste. Pour into jars or plastic containers. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks. ( For longer storage time pour hot into hot jars leaving 1/4 in. headspace. Process in a boiling ~water bath for 10 minutes. Use within 3 weeks of opening) Yield: 4 cups Diabetic Exchanges: One 1-tablespoon serving equals 1/2 fruit; also 26 calories 1 mg. sodium 0 cholesterol 7gm. carbohydrate trace protein trace fat. Source: Country Woman Magazine Aug/Sept. issue 1994. Shared by Cindy Clifton

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