Editing Pear (section)

===Cooking===
[[File:Williams Christ Obstbrand.JPG|thumb|right|upright|''[[Poire Williams]]'', a [[fruit brandy]] produced from the [[Williams pear]]. The bottle is tied to the tree and the pear is grown inside it.]]

Pears are consumed fresh, canned, as [[juice]], and [[dried fruit|dried]]. The juice can also be used in [[Jelly (fruit preserves)|jellies]] and [[jam]]s, usually in combination with other fruits, including berries. Fermented pear juice is called [[perry]] or pear cider and is made in a way that is similar to how [[cider]] is made from apples.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> Perry can be distilled to produce an ''[[eau de vie]] de poire'', a colorless, unsweetened fruit brandy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stewart |first=Amy |title=The drunken botanist: the plants that create the world's great drinks |date=2013 |publisher=Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill |isbn=978-1-61620-046-6 |series=A New York Times bestseller |location=Chapel Hill, N.C}}</ref>

Pear purée is used to manufacture snack foods such as [[Fruit by the Foot]] and [[Fruit Roll-Ups]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global and Japan Pear Puree Market Analysis 2022: Industry Size, Share, Emerging Trends, Growth Opportunities And Forecast To 2028 |url=https://www.stratagemmarketinsights.com/report/pear-puree-market-120322 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609190700/https://www.stratagemmarketinsights.com/report/pear-puree-market-120322 |archive-date=2024-06-09 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.stratagemmarketinsights.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=EWG's Food Scores: Fruit by the Foot Fruit Flavored Snacks, Strawberry, Strawberry |url=https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/016000493001-FruitbytheFootFruitFlavoredSnacksStrawberryStrawberry/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223641/https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/016000493001-FruitbytheFootFruitFlavoredSnacksStrawberryStrawberry/ |archive-date=2022-05-20 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.ewg.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=EWG's Food Scores: Fruit Roll Ups Blue Raspberry, Berry Punch Fruit Flavored Sour Snacks, Blue Raspberry, Berry Punch |url=https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/016000155015-FruitRollUpsBlueRaspberryBerryPunchFruitFlavoredSourSnacksBlueRaspberryBerryPunch/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327144034/https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/products/016000155015-FruitRollUpsBlueRaspberryBerryPunchFruitFlavoredSourSnacksBlueRaspberryBerryPunch/ |archive-date=2023-03-27 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.ewg.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

The culinary or cooking pear is green but dry and hard, and only edible after several hours of cooking. Two Dutch cultivars are ''Gieser Wildeman'' (a sweet variety) and ''Saint Remy'' (slightly sour).<ref name="Koene2005">{{cite book|author=Koene, A. |title=Food Shopper's Guide to Holland: A Comprehensive Review of the Finest Local and International Food Products in the Dutch Marketplace|url=https://archive.org/details/foodshoppersguid0000koen|url-access=registration |year= 2005|publisher=Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.|isbn=978-90-5972-092-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/foodshoppersguid0000koen/page/79 79]}}</ref>