To prepare the pear and cinnamon jam, wash all the pears well. Cut them into wedges (1) and remove the core (2), then slice them thinly, about 0.2 inches (2). Then cut the slices into julienne strips ...

Susan Knapp left a cushy job in corporate marketing in 2003 to start her own business selling homemade pear sauces, oils, marinades and jam. Last year, her Napa company, a Perfect Pear, had 19 ...