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Pear: A Perry Classy Fruit - Page 3

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Nov 1, 2004

Although I haven't frequently cooked with pears, I recall that I did once make a kind of "upside-down-cake" that involved the fruit and gingerbread. It was, if I do say so myself, delectable! Now, if I can just find a recipe for Wardon pie. . .

Note: Pyrus communis image is from Otto Wilhelm Thomé's - Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz (1885 - 1905). courtesy of the Texas Vascular Plant Image Gallery at http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery . Pear photos are by Keith Weller, courtesy of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture at "http://www.ars.usda.gov" .

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3. Nov 13, 2004 9:27 AM
In response to The Oldest Pear Tree in the US posted by bici:

Barbara,
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2. Nov 12, 2004 2:47 PM
Your article make me want to head to the store to find a juicy pear and partake of this oft' forgotten fruit.

I made a pear tart a while ago, but it did not get the raves I like when I cook. Now, ...

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1. Nov 11, 2004 2:16 PM
Several years ago I worked at the headquarters of the Sylvania Lighting Co., in Danvers, Massachusetts. In the field beyond our parking lot, stood a pear tree enclosed in a fence. I was told it was th ...

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