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Pears In Muscadine Sauce

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CATEGORY CUISINE TAG YIELD
Fruits Dessert, Fruit, Grape, Sthrn/livng 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 c To 3 cups muscadines
3 c Water
4 Firm, ripe pears
3/4 c Sugar
1 T Plus 1 tsp cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

Rinse muscadines; combine muscadines and water in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.  Remove
from heat; mash muscadines with a potato masher.  Strain through a
jelly bag, reserving 1-1/4 cups juice; set aside. Peel pears, leaving
stems intact. Cut a thin slice from bottoms, so that pears can stand
upright.  Place pears in a steamer in an upright position; cover and
simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until pears are tender. Combine sugar and
cornstarch in a small saucepan; gradually add reserved muscadine
juice, stirring well. Bring mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minute,
stirring constantly.  Remove from heat. Place pears in individual
compotes; pour sauce over pears.  From Hattie Culbreth of North
Carolina in September, 1988 "Southern  Living".  Typos by Jeff Pruett
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by q591b4@ilos.net on Oct 26, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 256
Calories From Fat: 2
Total Fat: <1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 7.7mg
Potassium: 214.4mg
Carbohydrates: 66.8g
Fiber: 5.5g
Sugar: 54.9g
Protein: <1g


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