Title: Poached pears with cinnamon
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      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2    Hard pears
  1 1/4 c  Dry red wine or grape juice
    1/4 c  Sugar
      1    Cinnamon stick
 
  Peel pear 2/3 way down from stem, leave upper 1/3 peel to stem and
  trim pear bottoms so they will sit flat. Mix together sugar and
  cinnamon in medium saucepan over medium heat and stir to dissolve
  sugar. Set pears in pan so they aren't touching and bring liquid to
  boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover pan. Simmer until pears are
  soft. When soft, carefully remove with slotted spoon. Also remove
  cinnamon stick. Reduce liquid until syrupy. Serve pears topped with
  syrup.