Title: Poires au vin rouge (pears in red wine)
 Categories: Fruits, Desserts
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      4 lg Or 6 small pears
      1 c  Burgundy or claret wine
      3    Tablesp. granulated sugar
 
  1 1"    stick cinnamon
  
  Small piece of lemon rind
  
  1. Pare pears; leave small ones whole; halve and core larger pears.
  
  2. In skillet, combine wine, sugar, cinnamon, lemon rind. Bring to
  boil.
  
  3. Add pears; cover; simmer about 40 min. or until pears are tender,
  turning once. Discard cinnamon, lemon rind.
  
  4. Serve pears with syrup, either warm or cold. Makes 4 to 6 servings.