Tag: pears

Pear Chocolate Cake

One of the few upsides of canceling the trip to Europe is that we’re able to see our friends Bruce and Laurie, who moved to Michigan six months ago and are in town this week. Bruce had hoped to accompany us on the trip, but he needed back surgery over the summer. We hosted them …

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Oh, Pear

To me, fall hasn’t arrived until locally-grown pears reach grocery stores and fruit stands. Part of the former family orchard consisted of Bartlett pear trees. Two Bartlett trees grew in my grandfather’s front yard, and two Seckel pear trees grew near the old chicken coop on the farm. My grandmother used to can both varieties. …

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