Bernardin Home Canning: Because You Can: Pear Port Compote

Ingredients

• 10 cups (2500 ml) prepared pears, about 18 medium or 4 ½ lb (2 kg)
• 1 cup (250 ml) Each: dark raisins and golden raisins
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped dried apricots
• 1 orange, zest & juice
• 1 lemon, zest & juice
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) lightly packed golden brown sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) Each: ground cinnamon and nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) pickling salt
• 1 cup (250 ml) slivered blanched almonds, optional
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) port wine