My mother got a fruit basket from her office

[conuly]

And this might sound ungrateful, but I wish they'd asked before picking, because they chose one that contains six pears and two Gala apples. And nobody in this family likes pears, and the only person who is passionate about apples only eats Granny Smiths. (That's Eva. I mean, I enjoy Jonagolds and Honeycrisp and Winesaps, but Gala? Sigh.)

I can find ways to use the apples, I suppose, but what am I going to do with six pears? Maybe I'll call the food bank on the corner, ask if they can use them on Saturday. Don't know what they'll do with six pears either, they certainly get more than six families every week.

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[siderea]

I have this great recipe for a spicy-tangy-sweet pear and chicken stew. [oven, slow cooker] I have no idea if someone who doesn't like pears would like it. I think it's delicious, and I don't generally think pears are tasty enough to trouble with, though I will happily eat them baked into pastry.

It's great over oat bread toast, as a kind of open-face sandwich, or on egg noodles.

ETA: I also somewhere have a recipe for pears poached in wine and spices.

[conuly]

I'll take it under advisement, but I'll probably fob the pears off on a neighbor or something.