3 qt. pears, sliced or chopped
3 c. water or juice
4 1/2 c. sugar
6 slices lemon; optional

Pare fruit (if hard cook until tender in water). Make syrup of liquid and sugar; add fruit to partly cooked syrup and bring gently to boil. Add lemon. Boil rapidly until clear and tender. Let stand in syrup to cool. Reheat syrup to boiling. Pour fruit and boiling syrup into sterilized jars to within 1/4 inch of top. Put on cap, screw band firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes or seal with paraffin. Yields 5 pints.