Pear Butter

 

I found this amazing Rival Crock Pot Roaster at an estate sale 50% off for a total cost of $4.  It came at just the right time, since the big pot I usually use for cooking down large batches of things bit the dust.  Somehow the bottom of my pot separated from the sides while I was cooking, and it didn't make it out alive.  I love my new roaster, though!  It doesn't heat up the house, it uses less energy than cooking on the stove-top, and I don't have to babysit it all the time.

 12 lbs of pears went into this batch of pear butter. Total of 11 and a half pints made their way through my new-to-me crock pot roaster this weekend.  I love the way the house smelled so cozy and fall-ish with the pears cooking down for 36 hours at about 200* with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger (no sugar added to keep them healthy).  I processed the jars at 8 lbs pressure for 10 minutes in my pressure canner.

Now what to do with the remaining 20 lbs of pears? It is a good problem to have!