^^ Ooh, that looks good! The recipe doesn't specify canned in syrup -- are you assuming they should be in syrup?

I think the pear juice is simply a substitute for sugar syrup - isn't it in concentrate form?

"I think the pear juice is simply a substitute for sugar syrup - isn't it in concentrate form?"

No, completely different. Canned fruit with syrup has added sugar (cane sugar, HFCS, or the like), whereas pear juice is simply juice (no added sugar).

Mk3, you are right! I hadn’t noticed it says ”juice” and not ”syrup.” Up until now, I’d never seen peaches canned in any liquid other than heavy syrup or light syrup.

carolb, I googled to see if the pear juice was concentrate. Here is the answer from Pacific Coast Producers:

As the name implies, fresh choice peaches, fresh peach juice and pear juice from concentrate are blended to create a natural peach item with a characteristic sweet peach flavor and an appetizing appearance that is enhanced by a moderately opaque 100% juice packing media. (emphasis mine)

I’m intrigued by ”enhanced by moderately opaque 100% juice.” Is the pear juice being added for opaqueness?

ETA: The peaches available to me list the ingredients as: peaches, water, pear juice concentrate, ascorbic acid for color retention, and citric acid.

Pear juice, even more if it's concentrated, is opaque in a way that simple syrup is not. I 'm sure it's listed that way because too many people were calling worried that there was something wrong with the can because the liquid was cloudy in a way they weren't used to. That ingredients list sounds fine to me, but you might find the peaches taste a bit different than the ones packed in syrup. Brighter and fresher.

Amazon has Del Monte peach halves in heavy syrup with prime free shipping, as well as a few brands in light syrup and one brand way expensive jar of whole peaches.

Why do I never remember to check Amazon for food stuff? Regardless, I’ll be making spiced peaches using the ones in pear juice. DSIL made a grocery run today and DD put the peach halves on the list. I also noticed in the Amazon reviews several people commented that even though they ordered halves and even though the picture showed halves, they received slices.

I don't have any allspice -- what can I substitute for the allspice in this recipe?

Considering it is only a ”pinch,” I’d probably just skip it.

We've had fruit canned in pear juice for probably 30 years or more. Certainly I was buying when DD was small, and she's 38 now. I've always understood it was because the juice was somewhat healthier than syrup, and pear juice is cheap.