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Turned out great! I had a surplus of unripe pears so I doubled the recipe and added an apple and it was delicious. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-05-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Bridget872"},"reviewBody":"
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