Spiced Pears

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 3 (16 ounce) cans sliced pears in syrup
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 cup lemon or orange juice

Instructions

1. Drain syrup from pears and reserve 1 cup syrup.
2. Mix syrup with brown sugar, spices and fruit juice.
3. Add pears and mix gently, covering pears with syrup.
4. Let stand overnight in refrigerator, preferably 2 days.