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Bartlett
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Bartlett is the American name for Williams' Bon Chrétien—the world's volume dessert and canning pear. Bell-shaped green fruit yellows when ripe, perfume turns musky-floral, and flesh goes melting-juicy. Picked firm for shipping, then ripened in the kitchen. Ripen at room temperature until the neck yields. Eat fresh, can in syrup, or blend for purée. Overripe fruit bruises into brown mush—use promptly at peak. Quality packs of Bartlett declare origin or harvest cues when possible; fresher lots keep Canning Standard brighter through Canned.
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Williams' Bon Chrétien arose in England and later spread widely.
Enoch Bartlett popularised the pear in America under the Bartlett name.
West Coast canning industries centred on Bartlett production.
Bartlett/Williams remained the global commodity European pear.