Will I have space for this?

[madbaker]

I just ordered a hippy chicken (and eggses, and livers which I'm thinking I will make into pate) for our monthly pickup in a couple weeks. I have a huge box of San Marzano tomatoes to pick up Thursday, to be converted into paste for the coming year's use. Also ten pounds of sweet Italian peppers that I will fire-roast and jar with olive oil. I'm thinking those will become Christmas presents for family members.

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[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

My CSA boxes have provided ten pounds of pears in the last two weeks. They look like Comice but they're crunchy-sweet/watery like Asian pears. Do you have any suggestions other than eating raw?

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Poach in red wine and cinnamon to jar up?

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

A test-microwaving for cooked texture is in order! I tried Bartletts in simple syrup with allspice two years ago and eventually threw them out because the pears never stopped releasing tiny gas bubbles. I suspect an insufficient processing time.