Spiced Pickled Pears

• 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 each lemon zest, freshly grated
• 3 each bay leaves
• 18 teaspoon cloves, ground
• 3 cloves garlic peeled and roughly crushed
• 4 each pears firm, peeled and firm

1. In a medium saucepan, add the vinegar, water, sugar, lemon zest, bay leaves, cloves and garlic over medium-low heat.
2. Cook, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
4. Lower the heat to medium, place the pears into the saucepan.
5. Cover the pears with a piece of parchment paper and a smaller size lid.
6. Cook for about 30 minutes, or until the pears are tender.
7. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let cool.
8. Serve or put in a glass jar, seal well, and put in the refrigerator for at least 2 weeks.

white vinegar, water, sugar, lemon zest, bay leaves, garlic, pears firm

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/spiced-pickled-pears-53570 (may not work)