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  • You might as soon ask, is a pear-drop sufficient for a body's dinner.

    Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard 1921

  • Forward oak and roasted lemon aromas telegraph that, but there's a reason Wente clones are a treasure - there's also lemongrass, caramel and a polished, pear-drop flavor.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011

  • Forward oak and roasted lemon aromas telegraph that, but there's a reason Wente clones are a treasure - there's also lemongrass, caramel and a polished, pear-drop flavor.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011

  • Forward oak and roasted lemon aromas telegraph that, but there's a reason Wente clones are a treasure - there's also lemongrass, caramel and a polished, pear-drop flavor.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011

  • Redecorated with "Hollywood Regency" flair (gilded golden objects dripping with pear-drop glass and cherubs ... a little goes a long way and somehow it works), the store holds more pristine suits, opulent coats, skinny ties with gorgeous motifs and hand-beaded party dresses than ever.

    Alibi Weblog 2008

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  • a British boiled sweet made from sugar and pear flavourings

    October 11, 2012