Title: Mustard Pear Pickles
Categories: Pickle Fruit Southern
Yield: 4 Servings

1	c	Flour, all-purpose
4	c	Water
1	qt	Vinegar, white
1 3/4	c	Sugar
2	tb	Salt
1	ts	Turmeric
1	tb	Celery seeds
1	tb	Mustard seeds
2	qt	Pears; peeled and chopped
2	c	Onion; chopped
7		Green peppers; cut into small strips

Stir together flour and water. Combine flour mixture with next 6 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly.

Combine pears, onions, and peppers in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Stir in vinegar mixture; bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly.

Spoon mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/8" headspace. Adjust lids and process 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1979. Typos by Nancy Coleman.

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