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                   Pears Stuffed With Gorgonzola Cheese

Recipe By     : World Wide Recipe A Day
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruits

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      sm            Firm ripe pears
   1                    Lemon -- cut in half
   2      oz            Imported gorgonzola -- or other
                        - high quality blue cheese
   2      tb            Unsalted butter -- softened
   2      tb            Walnuts, pistachio, or
                        - pine nuts -- crushed

Carefully peel the pears, leaving the stems attached. Cut in half
lengthwise and scoop out the seeds, along with a scant 1 tb of pulp
out of each half. Rub with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
Cream the Gorgonzola and the butter together in a small bowl until
they are soft and fluffy. Fill the hollows of the pear halves with
the cheese mixture and carefully stick the two halves of the pears
back together again. Roll the pears in the crushed nuts, and chill
for 2 hours, until the cheese is firm.

MC formatted on 4/28/98


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