>However, I spent the weekend in the kitchen making pear compote. Also wonderful if you add fresh basil to the mix... Poach with the pears, *breifly*, then coarsely chop. Makes for a yummy twist on the thing :-) Muiredach mac Loloig Rokkehealden Shire aka Nicolas Steenhout "You must deal with me as I think of myself" J. Hockenberry