2 lg Bosc pears, firm

      3 tb White wine

      3 tb Apple juice

    1/2 ts Vanilla extract

    1/4 ts Cinnamon

      1 ds Allspice

      1 ds Nutmeg

      1 ts Cornstarch

    1/3 c  Semisweet chocolate chips

      1 ts Water

  Core pears & cut each pear into 8 sections lengthwise.  Combine wine,
  juice, vanilla & spices in a saucepan.  Put in the pears & bring to a
  simmer.  Cover & simmer over low heat until the pears are just fork-
  tender.  Combine cornstarch with enough water to dissolve it.  Stir
  into the saucepan liquid until thickened.  Remove from heat. & cool
  until just warm.
  Just before serving, combine chocolate chips & water in the top of a
  double boiler (Mark's note: or drop a steaming dish into a pot of
  water). Heat until the chocolate is smoothly melted.  Arrange pear
  slices in two dessert bowls.  Divide the chocolate between them &
  drizzle over the pears in a zig-zag pattern. Serve at once.