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Fig Preserves Recipe

Created by: Sarah Mock
Fig Preserves in a jar
prep time14 minutes
cook time45 minutes
total time59 minutes
Makes 18 Tablespoons

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound (453 ⅗ Gram) figs (fresh)
  • 2 Tablespoon (2 Tablespoon) Lemon Juice (plus the rind of the lemon)
  • ¼ Teaspoon (¼ Teaspoon) salt
  • 1 Cup (200 Gram) Sugar
  • 1 Cup (236 ⅗ ml) Water

Instructions
 

  • Wash the figs in cold water and trim off the stems. Remove any blemishes from the fruit.
    1 Pound figs
    A white colander filled with freshly washed figs, perfect for drying figs, sits on a blue cloth on a rustic wooden surface.
  • Slice the figs in half and then in quarters and place in a large pot.
    fresh figs being cut on a cutting board, removing the stem
  • Sprinkle the salt and granular sugar over the figs and allow to rest for 30 minutes to get the best results for extracting the juice from the fresh fruit.
    ¼ Teaspoon salt, 1 Cup Sugar
    Fig Preserves ingredients in a pan
  • Add the lemon juice, lemon rind and water to the pot.
    2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice, 1 Cup Water
  • Heat the fig preserves ingredients in the pot on the stovetop over medium heat. Stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
    simmering Fig Preserves in a red enamel pan
  • Reduce the heat to low and reduce the jam for about 45 minutes to 1 hour (or until the syrup is thick and holds a channel when a spoon is pulled through it.)
    wooden spoon pulling back Fig Preserves in a pan showing how they are thickened
  • Remove the lemon rind from the pot.
  • If the figs are particularly large, use a wooden spoon or a potato masher to break apart the big chunks of figs.
    wooden spoon with fig preserves on it
  • Spoon into jars, allow to cool and store in the refrigerator.
    A jar of fig preserves jam sits on a cutting board, surrounded by sliced figs, a spoon with jam, and pieces of bread topped with cheese and fig preserves.

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