• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 pounds pears
• 3 cups sugar (preferably pectin enriched)
• 1/3 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped (makes about 1 cup)

Put a small plate in your freezer.

Pour the lemon juice in a bowl.

Peel and core the pears. Dice them and mix the pieces in the bowl with the lemon juice.

In a large saucepan mix the pears and sugar and bring to a boil under medium-high heat. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and foaming if necessary.

To check if it is set, pour a little jam on your cold plate. Wait for a few second and see if it doesn’t run, it is set, otherwise, keep on cooking and try again a few minutes later.

Stir the chocolate into the jam, wait for a simmer then turn the heat off. Put in jars and cover

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