Southern Fig Preserves
photo by Sweetiebarbara
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
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2 pints
ingredients
directions
- Combine the whole figs, sugar, and lemon juice in a large saucepan.
- Cook and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the juice is as thick as desired (Grandma uses a candy thermometer and stops at the soft-ball stage).
- Pour the mixture into hot, sterilized canning jars, cap, and store.
- *Can also be used in homemade jam cakes.
- *.
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Reviews
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I made the recipe as written, put the preserves in a jar, and waited to see what would happen... thinking maaaaybe if the mixture cooled, it wouldn't be so soupy. Nope. Two days later it was still like figs in syrup. Another recipe said to put the preserves in a food processor after cooking. I didn't really want to do this, but also didn't want syrup for preserves. This did the trick! I processed them and cooked them for another few minutes. They thickened up perfectly! Delicious flavor :-) 3 stars just because I didn't really follow the rules! Otherwise, 5 stars.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JamesDeansGirl
Rockaway, NJ