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PEARS IN RED WINE SAUCE 8 medium firm, ripe pears 1/2 c. water with 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 3/4 c. sugar 2 c. dry red wine 2 Tbsp. Kirsch or Cointreau (optional) Peel, quarter and core pears; drop them into water and lemon juice mixture (to prevent discoloration). Combine sugar and wine; cook 5 minutes. Add pears; cover and cook gently until they are tender when pierced with a fork. Transfer pears to a serving dish. Cook syrup until it has reduced to 3/4 original amount. If desired, add Kirsch or Cointreau. Pour syrup over pears. Serve cold. Makes 8 to 10 servings. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. Help Us Improve The Database! If you've tried this recipe, tell us how you liked it on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = I didn't like it, 5 = I liked it very much): Haven't tried it 1 - Didn't like it 2 - Liked it at little 3 - So-so 4 - Good 5 - Great! Was this recipe an exact duplicate of another recipe in the database? Yes No Was this recipe incomplete, incorrect, or confusing in any way? Yes No Short comment about this recipe: (50 characters or less.) Thanks for your help!