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Posted: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013

‘Kieffer’ is the traditional hard southern pear

By Walter Reeves

For the AJC

Q: I am trying to find the type of pear my Mom used in making pear preserves The pears would be ripe, but rock hard and a very pale green/yellowish color covered with brown specks. Johnathon Barrett, Savannah

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