This method of preserving pears was handed down to me from my grandmother, to her mother, and then to me. It is a treasure in my household to have a jar of pear or fig preserves! Obviously, I had to make a pan of cheese biscuits to go with them. 😉 For pear preserves you'll need pears and sugar and a few basic tools you probably already have in your kitchen. For the preserves: One quart prepared fruit One cup of sugar You can multiply this as you need to. For four quarts of fruit you'll need fou