For the pears in vanilla broth, peel the fruit, cut into quarters, remove the core. Immediately put the pear pieces in salted water to prevent them from discoloring.
Peel the peel from the lemon and cut into small sticks.
Boil sugar in 2 liters of water, add lemon sticks and vanilla pods and boil again.
Put the pears in glasses and pour the hot broth over them.
Place the jars in the deep pan of the oven on a cloth and pour two finger widths of water into the baking pan. The jars should not be touching.
Cook in the oven on the middle rack at 100 °C for about three quarters of an hour.
The pears in vanilla broth are suitable both as a dessert and with cranberries as an accompaniment to game dishes and roast meat.