Ginger pears
Instructions:
- 1 cup sugar;
- 2 cups water;
- 2 pounds pears;
- 2 lemon, grated;
- 1 thumb size piece of ginger, very thin slices;
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- Boil sugar and water.
- Add lemon.
- While still boiling, add ginger.
- Peel and core pears.
- Drop pears in boiling liquid.
- Simmer for 1⁄2 hour.
- Serve pears chopped or sliced.