Really hard pears

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I’ve been given a bag of pears and they are rock hard.
I’m thinking of making a crumble but as the pears are so very hard, might they be rather unpleasant when cooked?

TIA

Poaching them in a syrup first should help soften them.

been pear and ham stew: germanfoods.org/pear-and-green-bean-stew/

Thank you for the replies; that’s a very interesting recipe bloodredfeaturewall.

and how is the wall? I’d love to see a photo of it.