[icbradley]

Not sure I am in the right place but here goes.

I have foraged a lot of small pears, probably a wilding so not a known variety.  At the moment they are hard.  They have a lot of core and not much flesh.  You are now thinking why bother! However, I would like to make something with them and I am open to suggestions.

My preference is a cake of some kind.

Thanks
Ian

[tosca100]

Pear and chocolate sponge with chocolate custard............mmmmm

I have a tree with very small, early pears and I halve them, scoop out the core with a melon baller, bottle them in sugar syrup with added vanilla and then cooked up in a waterbath. Very handy over winter.

[Debz]

I made ginger and pear muffins the other day.  It was a Rachel Allan recipe and very tasty.  I will have a look for the recipe when I get a minute.

[sunshineband]

Pear and chocolate sponge with chocolate custard............mmmmm

I have a tree with very small, early pears and I halve them, scoop out the core with a melon baller, bottle them in sugar syrup with added vanilla and then cooked up in a waterbath. Very handy over winter.

My Mum used to do this and add some seasonal spices to the syrup. We ate them every year with our December festive lunch. Gorgeous 

[tosca100]

Last year I also made some quince and pear jelly with seasonal spices. forgot that.

[Madame Cholet]

Pear and walnut chutney is nice too not a cake though