Comments on: Provisions http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/ Living Well on Less Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:17:06 -0400 hourly 1 By: Donna http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4248 Donna Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:23:18 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4248 WOW! The blessings of God are endless, aren't they?!?!? I made pear-sauce and jelly with a bunch of pears this summer. WOW!
The blessings of God are endless, aren’t they?!?!?
I made pear-sauce and jelly with a bunch of pears this summer.

]]> By: jen http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 jen Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:57:44 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4246 They look like asian pears to me. Crunchy and sweet. YUM! They look like asian pears to me. Crunchy and sweet. YUM!

]]> By: Sherry http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4241 Sherry Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:54:40 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4241 What a blessing to have friends offer those items for your camping trip. I'm sure that helped quite a bit. :D What a blessing to have friends offer those items for your camping trip. I’m sure that helped quite a bit. :D

]]> By: Laura@HeavenlyHomemakers http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 Laura@HeavenlyHomemakers Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:28:07 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4236 I DO love how God always provides. And how he often does it in such unexpected ways. SO, glad you stayed warm enough on your camping trip. Makes me cold just thinking about it (even though you said you stayed warm...just the thought of being out there in freezing temps makes me cold. Anyway...) I DO love how God always provides. And how he often does it in such unexpected ways.

SO, glad you stayed warm enough on your camping trip. Makes me cold just thinking about it (even though you said you stayed warm…just the thought of being out there in freezing temps makes me cold. Anyway…)

]]> By: Rebecca http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4235 Rebecca Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:13:38 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4235 Are they a pretty hard pear? We had a pear tree growing up, and they were hard pears that looked similar. When they finally got soft they had a texture we didn't like as kids. Our tree was a Kiefer pear tree. Its a hybrid that was supposedly pretty popular in the early 1900s. Its usually easier to ID the tree since they always look ragged (they lose lots of branches in ice storms, and sometimes from heavy fruit) Anyway, they are edible. I googled it and there are lots of people who put up pear butter and preserves using Kiefer pears, and even just canned pears. Are they a pretty hard pear? We had a pear tree growing up, and they were hard pears that looked similar. When they finally got soft they had a texture we didn’t like as kids. Our tree was a Kiefer pear tree. Its a hybrid that was supposedly pretty popular in the early 1900s. Its usually easier to ID the tree since they always look ragged (they lose lots of branches in ice storms, and sometimes from heavy fruit) Anyway, they are edible. I googled it and there are lots of people who put up pear butter and preserves using Kiefer pears, and even just canned pears.

]]> By: QueenB http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4228 QueenB Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:42:48 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4228 They look like packham pears but you might have a different name for them. try google imaging "packham pears" and see what you get, if they look the same then thats them :) They should be ok to eat, just rinse them in water. They look like packham pears but you might have a different name for them. try google imaging “packham pears” and see what you get, if they look the same then thats them :)

They should be ok to eat, just rinse them in water.

]]> By: Amy http://thehappyhousewife.com/provisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4224 Amy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:06:41 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=2295#comment-4224 These pear muffins are a hit at my house: http://amysfinerthings.com/menu-plan-monday-915 I also like to make pear crisp, and someone told me to make pear sauce just the same as I would make applesauce. Enjoy those pears! These pear muffins are a hit at my house:

http://amysfinerthings.com/menu-plan-monday-915

I also like to make pear crisp, and someone told me to make pear sauce just the same as I would make applesauce.

Enjoy those pears!

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