fun fig fruit spread
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When I was a little girl, my dad's garden included 4 fig trees - 2 white and 2 dark. When the figs came in, this was the fig spread we cooked. It is delicious. My entire family has loved it for generations.
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prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
makes 5-8 oz jars
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh figs, trimmed and quartered
- 2 1/2 cups sugar (i use turbanado - white is fine)
- 12 ounces dried figs, stems trimmed, and sliced
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
How To Make fun fig fruit spread
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Step 1Combine all ingredients in large stainless steel pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover, and cool overnight
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Step 2Stir jam, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for roughly 30 minutes, or until jam is thick, stirring often
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Step 3Meanwhile, sterilize jars and lids. Submerge jars in large pot filled halfway with simmering water, and lids in small pot of simmering water. Keep jars and lids in hot water until ready to use
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Step 4Remove jars one at a time from hot water, and fill with jam, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Steal with Rewmove jars one at a time from hot water, and fill with jam, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Seal with lids. Place canning rack or cake rack in bottom of large pot, and return sealed jars to pot, adding extra water to cover jars by 1 inch, if necessary. Bring water to a boil and boil 10 minutes. Remove jars from water, and cool.
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Diet:
Vegetarian
Diet:
Dairy Free
Category:
Spreads
Category:
Jams & Jellies
Keyword:
#lemon
Keyword:
#sugar
Keyword:
#figs
Ingredient:
Fruit
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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