Pears (Stewed) (Mrs. Etheridge.)

Instructions

1. For every pound of pears take half a pound of soft white sugar to make a syrup, taking the same quantity of water as sugar.
2. Boil the syrup till clear, then pour it boiling hot over the pears and cover the stewing-pan close.
3. Boil briskly at first, then moderately, for four or five hours.
4. Add the juice and peel of a lemon, and when the pears are nearly done, a glass of dark wine.