Using your fingers or a spoon, reach into the cut and start to lift the skin away from the inner flesh. Peel all the skin off -- and the remaining pear-shaped fruit is ready to be eaten.

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign ... "Birds consume the fruit after frost has softened it, subsequently spreading it, and new suckers can sprout from cut stumps or large roots that are ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign ... "Birds consume the fruit after frost has softened it, subsequently spreading it, and new suckers can sprout from cut stumps or large roots that are ...

Drain the pear halves and cut each one lengthways into three long ... Brush over the hot sponge and fruit to give a shiny glaze. Leave until just cool enough to handle, then remove from the ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom ... "Birds consume the fruit after frost has softened it, subsequently spreading it, and new suckers can sprout from cut stumps or large roots that are close to ...