Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. On Sept. 1, 1949, a feature called "Readers' Requests" debuted and ran for nine weeks at which point it was ...

Instructions: Toss the sliced pears with the sugar and lemon slices in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit overnight in the refrigerator. (This step is crucial. Do not skip ...

Mike Richardson shares the recipe for Lemon-Pear Preserves with Cardamom. In this delightful autumn preserve, sweet slices of pear are suspended in a subtly spiced, lemon-y jelled syrup. Juli Leonard ...