I remember my first pear salad. I was around 8 or 9 years old, and drowsily moping around a funeral, or maybe a birthday. It's hard to tell as both were celebrated in much the same way. Speeches were ...

Each year in December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proclaims National Pear Month. This month marks the time when all ten varieties of pears grown in the USA are at their peak freshness and ...