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Friday
Dec172010

Cardamom Pear Butter

I like to make a small gift for each of the teachers at the school my boys attend.  Last year I made everyone a machine embroidered snowflake.  This year I opted for something different.  My original inspiration came from an article in Food and Wine about handmade gifts.   This beautiful pear jam with cardamom caught my eye.  I loved the cute jars they used, too.  They are from Weck Canning and come in a variety of sizes.  I opted for more readily-available canning jars from the local hardware store.  With super-limited time this year I also went looking for a recipe that wouldn’t involve cutting the pears into tiny dice and one that was a bit simplified.  I found this recipe for Cardamom Pear Butter on The Traveler’s Lunchbox site.  I particularly loved that I could use my immersion blender (I LOVE that tool!) to puree the mixture.  I don’t think the end result was quite as beautiful as my original inspiration but it sure tastes good.  And I just love the pinging sound a cooling canning jar makes.

I finished up the project with circles of fabric placed under the lid rings and a homemade label I created on my computer and punched out with a large round punch.  I used baker’s twine to tie the tag to the top of the jar.  While I was hunting for ideas on the internet I came across this wonderful post at the kitchn with lots of ideas for packaging homemade goodies.  I particularly like the tutorial offered on local kitchen for making jar labels.  I am already starting a list of gift ideas for next year.

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Reader Comments (2)

I am awed that you find time to read and scope out these wonderful ideas, then actually do them! And you do this without impacting quality time with the boys. I got it! You don't ever sleep ; }

December 17, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLynn

Hi Lynn. This month I am definitely burning the candle at both ends! I still have a long to-do list I thought I would have finished by now (including getting my Christmas cards in the mail and getting my tree decorated). I am looking forward to a more relaxed schedule in January!

December 18, 2010 | Registered CommenterJulie Bowersett

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