Southern Okie Gourmet Pear Spread Recommended by Whom You Know
Southern Okie’s Gourmet Pear spread tastes like pears straight out of the orchard… only better! This is a great spread for crackers, toast or anything else you can think of. We tried to get a little creative and mixed it with goat cheese for a delicious cheese and cracker appetizer. Pears and goat cheese… absolute heaven. They highlighted each other’s flavors just right, and wowed my guests!
Pears area natural with blue cheese, and so why not combine the two ingredients in a wonderful sweet/savory brunch menu? Stuffed french toast, using Southern Okie pear spread, garnished with a crumble of roquefort won’t seem excessive once you’ve tasted it. The pear spread itself is a versatile product from the kitchens of Southern Okie, who make wonderfully delicious natural fruit spreads. With about a cupful of wonderful in each jar from their kitchen to yours, the pear spread will fast become a favorite. As a basic spread on biscuits, it’s a natural wonder. In tarts, pies, and mixed with other fruits, it’s a great way to “spread” the love.
I have never tried pear spread until I had Southern Okie Gourmet Pear Spread. What a treat! This tasty spread is bursting with juicy pear flavor and has a hint of sweet pineapple. It would be fantastic paired with stinky cheese or spooned on ice cream. I used it on toasted and it was a yummy surprise to my boring everyday toast.
Southern OKIE Gourmet Pear Spread "pears (pairs)" well with a cajun dish of any kind, complementing the sweet and spicy effects on the palate. Its subtle flavor would be a nice "pair" to a steak au poivre. It is an excellent topping to homemade Belgian waffles, fresh homemade potato bread or just as a delightful snack on crackers. This Southern OKIE Pear Spread mixes well with tapioca...ENJOY!
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From music business executive assistant to gourmet food business owner, Gina Hollingsworth is spreading her homegrown business at a rapid pace, which proves this Southern belle is not one to let any grass grow under her feet!
In one year she has established a gourmet spread business distributed in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Florida, and Colorado. “It all started because I couldn’t throw away perfectly good apples,” Gina admits.
Her former boss, Troy Tomlinson, President/CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, had fresh fruit delivered to the office every week. “By week’s end there would be an abundance of fruit left, but I couldn’t bear it being thrown away. I found myself collecting apples; and in just no time, I had no idea what I would do with the almost 75 apples in my refrigerator. That is when the story begins,” laughed Hollingsworth.
Leaving Music City behind, when her husband accepted a position in Oklahoma City in 2011, Gina hit the ground running. Oklahoma was a new frontier and one she knew nothing about, but that didn’t stop her from establishing her company, Southern Okie, in 2012.
A true Southerner at heart who quickly adapted to the Okie ways of life, Gina immediately felt at home. A desire to be resourceful combined with her born-creativity and native Southern goodness enabled her to make a profit her first year in business, as she cooked her way into the hearts of the “Sooner State.”
Every batch of Southern Okie Gourmet Spreads is handcrafted with only the highest quality fruits and fresh gourmet spices to ensure that made-from-scratch goodness in every bite.
Southern Okie Gourmet Pear Spread has a sweet delicate flavor of dew-kissed juicy pears and a hint of sweet pineapple. This spread is pure ecstasy when spooned onto grilled sour dough bread and topped with crumbled gorgonzola and roasted pecans.
