The title says it: has anyone canned pears in pineapple juice? I saw this on-line. I like the idea beacause I really want to cut down on the sugar content in my home canned pears. Plus , it is supposed to keep the pears from turning brown. Any thoughts?? Thank you!

tw- Anyone evr used an apple peeler to peel your pears? Thanks again- I appreciate your info as I have been given 4 brown bags of beautiful pears and I don't want to waste one!

Never used pineapple juice for canning pears but I have used orange juice for both pears and peaches.  It was very good for both!

WalnutSpinney- did the orange juice keep the fruit from turning brown? How did you process? And in what proportion did you use OJ?

aprilejoi said:

WalnutSpinney- did the orange juice keep the fruit from turning brown? How did you process? And in what proportion did you use OJ?

Yes, the fruit kept it's color but as I prepared both the peaches and pears, I dropped them into a pan of water with ascorbic acid, lemon juice, or salt/vinegar added.  (I always do this step when working with fruits that will discolor and which one I add to the water depends on what I have on hand. ) 

I used orange juice with a little sugar added (1 quart of orange juice plus 1/3 cup sugar) as the liquid for both.

Canning in orange juice doesn't require any timing adjustments for hot packed pears or peaches which happen to take the same number of minutes for BWB processing: 20/pints, 25/quarts (adjust for elevations above 1,000').