I have a glut of pears at the moment. I love eating them but end up
with too many perfectly ripe at the same time. I like them soft and
juicy (not squashy or brusied).

I am going to make these, though I would think the pears will need to
be firmer so as to make slicing easier.

Have a look at the link as it has a picture. They look fabulous, hope
they tast as good.

Pear Wafers

2 cups (440g) granulated sugar
2 sensational pears, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F). Place the sugar on a plate and press
the pear slices into it. Place the slices on baking trays lined with
baking paper and bake for 15 minutes, turn and cook for a further 15
minutes. Cool on wire racks until crisp. Pear wafers can be served
with sorbet, ice-cream or panna cotta, or on a cheese plate with a
strong blue cheese or as a petit four with coffee.

http://www.donnahay.com.au/recipes/pear-wafers


We also have a glut of oranges. Mmmmm, winter oranges.

We have two trees, the younger tree is full of fruit that is somewhat
smaller than the mature tree but the good thing is that none of its
fruit has fallen yet, so we can start on that when we have finished
with the mature tree.

We leave the fruit on the tree until we want it, but of course some
falls. We pick it up and leave on the patio table so it has lots of
airflow. If we start getting too much then we refrigerate to stop them
moulding. We have been keeping about four families in oranges for
about six weeks now. They are delicious, about the size of a soft
ball, too thin skinned to peel without ending up with juice
everywhere. I cut each one into about eight wedges and then either
lean over a bowl or the sink to eat. Have been eating two per day and
reminding husband and the grandkids to eat some everyday. I cannot do
more than two or I will get hives. We must have had at least three
hundred oranges from this tree.

Mandarin tree has also been loaded but they do not go to waste. We all
stand out near the tree and eat half a dozen each at a time. It is a
variety I had not seen before, small and shaped like bells. I will see
if I can find a picture. Nope, just searched for ten minutes and
cannot find anything like it. Maybe not commercially available here.

JB