Spicy Pears

1 large can pear halves (peaches can also be used)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tb curry powder

Method: Drain fruit, reserve juice. Place fruit in casserole dish cut side down. Melt butter in frying pan, add brown sugar and curry powder, stir until blended. Add some of the reserved juice and heat until dissolves a little. Pour over fruit. Bake in 180C oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot with cream or icecream or may be used as a vegetable dish.

Source: contributed by Susan MacDonald in A Taste of Zonta Flavoured with Celebrities. Zonta Club of Adelaide Flinders Inc. District 23, Area 2 (n.p. [?Adelaide], 2003), p.67.