Honey Poached Pears

Ingredient

• 10 pears 
• lemon juice 
• 6 cups water 
• 2 cups honey 
• 1/4 cup lemon juice 
• 4 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks 
• whipping cream 
• orange rind strips (optional) 

Peel pears, leaving stem intact. Trim bottom of each pear to form a flat base. Brush pears with small amount of lemon juice as they are peeled to prevent discoloration. Combine next 4 ingredients in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Add pears; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 25 minutes or until pears are tender. Beat whipping cream until thickened ( but not stiff); pour into a shallow serving dish. Stand pears upright in cream; garnish with orange rind strips 

Yield: 10  servings 

Submitted by: Y. Hoglund