Mulled Pears
8 in. x 10 in., acrylic on cradled panel
$180 unframed
A couple of falls ago I put up several jars of mulled pears to give away for Christmas. If you don't know what mulled pears are, they're quartered pears stewed briefly in sugar and sweet red dessert wine with orange peel, cloves and cinnamon. As they sit on the shelf after canning, they continue to soak in the flavors, getting better with age. To serve, you drain the juice into a small saucepan and simmer it over heat until it thickens a little. Then you spoon some pear slices over vanilla cream and drizzle the warm sweet wine sauce over all. In lieu of an actual jar of mulled pears, I offer you this portrait of a pint jar of mulled pears, which, with all the shine and embossed glass, was a fun challenge. I hope you like it!
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