Ingredients:
5 Bosch Pears
1C Bourbon
.5C Rose Water
1.5C Water
4 Chunks Candied Ginger
.5C dried Apricots
.25C sugar
Instructions:
combine all the liquid ingredients and ginger and bring to rolling boil. Add the pears and apricots and add additional water to cover. Simmer for 35 to 40 minutes (or until pears are tender). Remove the pears anand simmer the sauce until reduced by half. You may remove the apricots and serve them whole along with pears or blend them with the reduced sauce (removing 3 of the ginger peices) and serve that as a sauce for the pears.