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I get some pear and ginger from the local shop and it tastes divine, but we have a pear tree dripping with pears so I would like to have a go
any recipes/advice?

You can try this, I haven't yet but will do so shortly (if you think it's any good):D

High Dumpsiedearie jam

This is a fruity rich jam with a firm set which helps use up glut fruit, but use good quality, not overripe fruit. It is an old Gloucestershire recipe, popular in Victorian times.

Ingredients

1kg/2lb 4oz pears

3 lemons

1kg/2lb 4oz apples large piece root ginger

1kg/2lb 4oz plums

3kg/6lb 12oz white sugar

½ pint water

14 hot, dry, sterile jam jars

Method

Peel, core, chop pears and apples. Wash plums, halve and stone. Bruise ginger, grate rind from lemons. Tie peels, cores, ginger and stones into a muslin bag.

Place fruit into a large pan with the bag of peelings, lemon juice, rind and water.

Simmer until tender. Warm sugar and add to pan of fruit. Heat gently, stirring until sugar dissolved. Bring to boil, and boil hard until set is obtained, approximately 10 minutes, removing any plum stones as they appear. Pot and seal.

The fruit can also include damsons, greengages, eating pears and apples but they should always be sound and not squishy.

that sounds nice - I have a tree full of plums too

Thanks very much