Good Seckel Pear

As the season here in New England draws to a close, soon the only available local fruit will be apples. This pear might just have been the last local, non-apple fruit I eat until Spring. If so, it was a good one to go out on. The variety is called seckel, and due to it's small size and high sugar content, it's what I imagine a fairy or gnome might eat in tales of old. Called a "tree of antiquity" by some, it is said to be good for spicing and preserving.