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    Pears, Green Beans and Bacon
    (Birnen, Bohnen und Speck)     1 lb. green beans, trimmed and broken into pieces 6 firm ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup water 1 thin sliver lemon peel 1 tsp. salt 6 slices bacon 1/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp. white vinegar 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice Place the pear slices in a sauce pan with the water and lemon peel. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Then stir in the green beans and salt and continue cooking. Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a skillet. When the bacon is crisp, remove it to a paper towel to drain. Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat remaining in the skillet. Add the sugar, vinegar and lemon juice to the bacon fat in the pan. Simmer for 3 minutes. Pour this sauce over the pears and beans and cook until tender. Crumble the bacon and add it to the beans just before

    Serves 4

    Cook's Tip: As you can see from the picture above by the time I got to making this recipe the pears had gone somewhat soft. However, it was still delicious! Next time I'll buy, and use the pears on the same day, or with a day or two.

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