Step 1
Place cider, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and orange rind in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Peel the pears, cut in half lengthwise and remove the core and seeds with a melon baller. Lay the pears in the poaching liquid and simmer for 20 minutes, turn the pears occasionally. Poach pears until tender.
Step 3
Remove pears from poaching liquid and set aside. Reserve poaching liquid. Cool pears and poaching liquid to room temperature. When ready to serve, place a large dollop of Wunder quark in the middle of 6 shallow bowls. Add two pieces of pears to each bowl and some poaching liquid around it.