Make your own fig preserves from scratch with this easy canning recipe.
Ingredients
- figs: 16 cups (fresh)
- baking soda: 1 Tbsp
- boiling water: 12 cups
- white sugar: 8 cups
- water: 4 cups
- lemon: 1 piece (sliced)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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In a large mixing bowl place figs and sprinkle with baking soda. Pour the boiling water over the figs and soak for 1 hour.
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Drain figs and rinse thoroughly with cold water. In a large Dutch oven combine the sugar and the 4 cups of water; bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
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Add the figs and lemon slices to the syrup in the Dutch oven and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
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Spoon figs into hot, sterilized jars and spoon syrup over figs, leaving 1/2 inch of head space. Top jars with lids and screw bands on tightly. Process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath. Eddie Stroud
