Instructions: 1. Slice ginger and then julienne it into thin strips

2.Pour the water into a saucepan large enough to hold the 6 pears side by side. Add the sugar, the ginger, the lemon juice,the clove and the cinnamon. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cook 5 minutes. Strain and bring to boil again.

3. Peel pears leaving 1" of the stems. Cut off a slice in the bottom so pears can stand upright

4. Place pears in the boiling liquid and cook 30 minutes until tender. Add 5 tbs wine and cook another 10 minutes.

5. Tranfer pears to a serving dish or individual dishes.

6. Let liquid in pan reduce to 2 cups.

7. Add 1 more tbs wine.

8. Pour sauce over pears.

9. Serve with ice cream.

May be served warm or cold.

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