Pears de Luxe

Cut pears into halves, peel, and core. Arrange, cut side up, in baking dish. Combine lemon juice, honey, and rum; pour over pears. Bake, uncovered, in preheated moderate oven (350F.) for 1 1/2 hours, or until pears are tender. Baste pears every 15 minutes with syrup in bottom of pan. Remove from oven and sprinkle with almonds. Broil under low heat to toast almonds. Serve warm with sweet or dairy sour cream, or serve cold with garnish of cottage cheese. Makes 4 servings.