I'm getting Figgy with it!
Yes, those lovely jars contain Fig Preserves or Fig Jam as I like to call it, and it is easier to spell. Doesn't really look like figs, and to be honest, it doesn't really taste like figs either, but you won't hear me complaining. I like figs, but they aren't my favorite, and I'm not really sure what I did to create this unique tasting batch, but this jam tastes a lot like strawberries, and the pretty color lets my brain think it is strawberries too.
My mom brought over bags and bags of figs this weekend from a neighbor who was swimming in them, and since one batch was really really ripe, I decided to go ahead and cook them, thus the canned jam you are looking at here.
I jumped online, looked up this RECIPE, and got to chopping, then cooking, and finally canning. I did not want to leave the figs whole, so I quartered them, and then in the cooking process used a potato masher and mashed the heck out of them. I left the skins on and just cut off the stem and the very bottom of the fig. Below are the ingredients and measurements that I used, and I am putting it here more as a reference for myself later, like I said earlier the full recipe is available at the link above or below.
My mom brought over bags and bags of figs this weekend from a neighbor who was swimming in them, and since one batch was really really ripe, I decided to go ahead and cook them, thus the canned jam you are looking at here.
I jumped online, looked up this RECIPE, and got to chopping, then cooking, and finally canning. I did not want to leave the figs whole, so I quartered them, and then in the cooking process used a potato masher and mashed the heck out of them. I left the skins on and just cut off the stem and the very bottom of the fig. Below are the ingredients and measurements that I used, and I am putting it here more as a reference for myself later, like I said earlier the full recipe is available at the link above or below.
Fig Jam (or Preserves)
Ingredients:
5 1/2 cups of quartered figs, stems and bottoms removed.
7 cups of sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 box of regular pectin
Directions:
Step by step directions can be found HERE. I found this site to be very easy to follow and understand. The longest part is cleaning the figs, the rest goes really quickly!
5 1/2 cups of quartered figs, stems and bottoms removed.
7 cups of sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 box of regular pectin
Directions:
Step by step directions can be found HERE. I found this site to be very easy to follow and understand. The longest part is cleaning the figs, the rest goes really quickly!
My mom and husband seem to think that the lemon juice is what created or preserved the pretty pinkish red color, but I'm not sure. Any ideas? Maybe it was just this variety of figs, the inside was very pink/red and the outside was not very brown, but rather more of a light green/brown color. I'm rather ignorant on the matter, but was quite pleased that it turned out so pretty.
Make sure to hop on over to A Quilter's Table and visit Debbie and all the other entries this week at Tuesday a the (summer} Table!
Make sure to hop on over to A Quilter's Table and visit Debbie and all the other entries this week at Tuesday a the (summer} Table!
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