Sherried Pears

• 2 large ripe pears
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup sweet sherry

1. Peel, core and halve the pears.
2. Toss them with the lemon juice.
3. Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
4. When the sugar has dissolved, add the pears, lower the heat and simmer until the pears are just tender, about 10 minutes.
5. Drain the pears, transfer them to a shallow serving dish and pour the sherry over them.
6. Turn them in the sherry once or twice.
7. Serve the pears while they are still warm.

pears, lemon juice, water, sugar, sweet sherry

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1598 (may not work)