<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post5308828818773673787..comments</id><updated>2009-10-23T08:27:34.923-07:00</updated><category term='beer'/><category term='persimmons'/><category term='spices'/><category term='China'/><category term='nectarines'/><category term='wedding'/><category term='Taste3'/><category term='buckwheat'/><category term='radish'/><category term='lemons'/><category term='local and organic'/><category term='strawberries'/><category term='Garrett&apos;s Inferno'/><category term='cookbook'/><category term='guest post'/><category term='Traveling Tajine Project'/><category term='onions'/><category term='pepper'/><category term='pomegranates'/><category term='Mace'/><category term='chocolate'/><category term='stone fruit'/><category term='cheese 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href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/feeds/5308828818773673787/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html'/><author><name>Garrett</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WV1V8JzERig/TvqMX-U1i1I/AAAAAAAAAMc/4kDjI8HpgDE/s220/garret-mccord-blogher-food-64.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-7441287141613826688</id><published>2009-10-23T08:00:19.089-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T08:00:19.089-07:00</updated><title type='text'>hmm, i have a question for the expert. what is the...</title><content type='html'>hmm, i have a question for the expert. what is the appropriate ripeness for the pears for this recipe? what should they look like? trying to decide if mine are ripe enough or just right...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/7441287141613826688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/7441287141613826688'/><link rel='alternate' 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type='text'>I recently moved into a house with a pear tree, so...</title><content type='html'>I recently moved into a house with a pear tree, so I am grateful for the recipe/inspiration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These pears are so good, though, that I doubt we&amp;#39;d get sick of them before running out, even without baking them.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/8756744582777202842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/8756744582777202842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1253638137159#c8756744582777202842' title=''/><author><name>bassringer</name><uri>http://bassringer.livejournal.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' 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Come and g...</title><content type='html'>Dood, I am OVERRUN with Bartlett pears. Come and get as many as you can carry...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/4203571763650792558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/4203571763650792558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1253235027867#c4203571763650792558' title=''/><author><name>Hunter Angler Gardener Cook</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5308828818773673787' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/posts/default/5308828818773673787' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1738011703'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-986153085584994741</id><published>2009-09-15T07:45:19.012-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T07:45:19.012-07:00</updated><title type='text'>NeCole - Would love to learn pear preserves!

Park...</title><content type='html'>NeCole - Would love to learn pear preserves!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parker - No, thank YOU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jackie &amp;amp; Hannah - A smart decision!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trina - *sigh* Someday, I hope. =)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/986153085584994741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/986153085584994741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1253025919012#c986153085584994741' title=''/><author><name>Garrett</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' 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href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1252961431455#c6157413042923591006' title=''/><author><name>Hannah</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5308828818773673787' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/posts/default/5308828818773673787' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2036713006'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5487182373094716950</id><published>2009-09-14T11:48:04.758-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-14T11:48:04.758-07:00</updated><title type='text'>be still my heart.  may need to get some pears nex...</title><content type='html'>be still my heart.  may need to get some pears next weekend.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/5487182373094716950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/5487182373094716950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1252954084758#c5487182373094716950' title=''/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17755740447089152130</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5308828818773673787' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/posts/default/5308828818773673787' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1671676258'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-8877950972609030705</id><published>2009-09-14T08:05:56.958-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-14T08:05:56.958-07:00</updated><title type='text'>great post :) your style of writing is refreshing ...</title><content type='html'>great post :) your style of writing is refreshing and real. thank you.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/8877950972609030705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/8877950972609030705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1252940756958#c8877950972609030705' title=''/><author><name>Parker</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06630668349003459163</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5308828818773673787' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/posts/default/5308828818773673787' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-456135826'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-7265418088967605992</id><published>2009-09-13T18:27:34.403-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T18:27:34.403-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Your crisp looks wonderful.  I had the privilege o...</title><content type='html'>Your crisp looks wonderful.  I had the privilege of learning to make pear preserves (we call it pear butter) with my &amp;quot;Pennsylvania Dutch&amp;quot; grandmother when she was still living.  They are and always will be my favorite preserves.  If you try preserves, use the Bosc.  Having tried almost all pears as preserves, the Bosc is always the best.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/7265418088967605992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/5308828818773673787/comments/default/7265418088967605992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html?showComment=1252891654403#c7265418088967605992' title=''/><author><name>NeCole</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16604111381527313033</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16253480884152507968'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SfupjYclpxU/SpSw0cDoSnI/AAAAAAAAABs/ebX_GT9wTmI/S220/me.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.vanillagarlic.com/2009/09/conversations-with-pears.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28702549.post-5308828818773673787' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/28702549/posts/default/5308828818773673787' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1700895323'/></entry></feed>
