Recipe - Golden Poached Pears

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6 x Bosc; or other firm winter
pears
1 cup Semidry white wine; such
as Riesling
1 cup Apple juice;
1 lg Lemon; juice only
5 x Whole cloves;

DATA PER SERVING
183 x *Calories
*gm Protein
3/16 x *gm Fat
29 x *gm Carbo
x *mg Chol
6 x *mg Sodium
5 x *gm Fiber

Peel pears, leaving them whole. Using a melon baller, core pears from the
bottom up. Place in a saucepan and add wine, apple juice, lemon juice and
cloves.
Place pan over medhigh heat and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes, until
pears are soft but not mushy.

Remove cloves from poaching liquid and spoon liquid over pears to serve.
Serves 6.

VARIATION: Omit lemon jice and substitute apple cide for the apple juice.

SOURCE: Vegetarian Times Mag, Dec '92 Mary Carroll, author The No
Cholestrol (No Kidding) Cookbook

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