Hi Ben,

 BC>   Re: Homemade Fig Preserves
 BC>   By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Fri Jan 12 2024 12:11:07

RH> I use a 1:1 figs/sugar ratio, no lemon (but recipe says I could)

 BC> Hi Ruth,

 BC> Thanks for your recipe.  I pretty much do the same thing except i
 BC> use a lot less sugar and i always include lemon juice.  Also, i
 BC> use a crockpot and i freeze rather than can the preserves.

I don't remember where I got this recipe but I checked out sveral before
deciding on this one. The addition of the boiling water bath at the end
is our choice, as is canning instead of freezing. Don't have to spend
energy to keep them once they're put up and makes a nice hostess gift.
One jelly jar (8oz) is enough for one recipe of fig cake also.


 BC> Where do you get your figs?

From the tree Steve planted in our side yard about 6 (?) years ago. The
first year it had fruit it was just a few figs, few more the next couple
of years. The 4th it produced enough to make 3 jars of preserves, then
about 6 in 2022. Last year I made 18 jars with 2 tasters (2 batches)
plus have 2 gallon size zip bags of figs in the freezer. We don't spray
the tree with pesticides either.

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