Pears Through History And Modern Uses
Pears have royal ties from ancient Persia to Charlemagne and Roman trade. Varieties include Anjou, Bosc, and Comice, with Nelis Forelle and Seckel as lesser-known winter picks. Ripeness tested by thumb, refrigeration after ripening, and uses range from salads to marmalades and lunchbox treats.
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Persia
Old World
Great Britain
France
Pacific Coast
Anjou
Pear recipe collection and pear salad with vinaigrette
A recipe fragment details pear muffins using Bartlett pears and a separate pear salad with greens grapefruit croutons and toasted seeds. It includes a lemon juice note to prevent browning and a small vinaigrette made from oil vinegar lemon juice sugar salt dry mustard and white pepper.
Italian Accent Pork Dish Hits Markets This Winter
The rib end of pork roast rises as a cheap winter cut ideal for Pork Loin Braised in Milk taught by Marcella Hazan in Bologna. The dish yields juicy meat with a nut brown sauce from rib end pork roast salt pepper and milk.
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Bologna
Italy
Marcella Hazan
Marcella
James Beard
Chocoholics Celebrate Weekend Of Sweet Indulgence
About 500 chocoholics gathered at a Chicago area hotel for a weekend of chocolate sampling demonstrations and films. Attendees enjoyed chocolate croissants fondue fudge and cocoa bean games while a Chocoholics Anonymous meeting and a Willy Wonka screening highlighted the program.
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Sharon Rutenberg
United Press International
Chrumburg, II
Karen Kahn Wilson
Ohio State University
Chicago
Charlotte Finley
Hinsdale
Ill
Hyatt Regency
Woodfield
Ruth Rushman Associates
Lynn Hettrick
Peoria
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Merle Ellis
Chronicle Features
UPI Photo
Hinsdale, Ill