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    "excerpt": "Firm pears gently poached in a sweet, aniseed-scented fennel tea syrup. A light, simple pudding for four.",
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                "4 tea bags of Tropical Sun Fennel",
                "600ml freshly boiled water (100C)",
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                "100g caster sugar",
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                "Sit the peeled pears in the pan, cover and simmer gently for about 25 minutes, turning now and then, until tender.",
                "Lift out the pears, then boil the syrup for a few minutes to reduce and thicken slightly.",
                "Serve the pears warm or chilled with the fennel syrup spooned over and a little yoghurt or cream.",
                "Conference pears hold their shape better than Williams during poaching; use Conference if you want neat, tall pear shapes in the bowl."
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