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2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
21/2 cups (1 lb. 13-oz. can) drained pear halves
Vanilla ice cream

Setting: HIGH
1.In 2-quart glass casserole or shallow glass bak-ing dish, combine butter, brown sugar and spices.
2.MICROWAVE for 11/2 to 2 MINUTES, stirring once. Add pears; cover.
3.MICROWAVE for 4 to 5 MINUTES. Serve a hot pear half, cut-side down, over a scoop of ice cream, spooning the glaze over pears.
6 to 8 Servings
TIP Serve this hot over ice cream. Easy to make it pears are on hand; no other special ingredients are necessary.