The
pears are boiled and then pressed to obtain
juice. The liquid is then heated for six to seven hours. The end product is sweet, opaque, creamy, dark brown and is consumed as a spread on
bread or as a main ingredient for
Luzerner Lebkuchen, a type of
gingerbread. During the
Second World War, milk with Birnenhonig was often consumed as an alternative to milky
coffee because of the scarcity of coffee. ==See also==