Fig Preserves
"This is a very 1940's recipe from my grandma. We always have had many jars on hand to eat with biscuits."
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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4-5 pints
ingredients
- 9 cups fresh figs
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
- 1 lemon
- 1⁄4 cup water
directions
- Wash figs and soak in baking soda and enough water to cover for 1 hour.
- This takes the fuzz off the figs.
- Drain and measure.
- In a large saucepan, place drained figs, sugar, Jello, sliced lemon, and 1/4 cup water.
- Cook very slowly on low until sugar is melted.
- Adjust heat to medium, heat and cook until syrup thickens (about 2 hours).
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO SCORCH!
- Pour hot mixture into sterilized pint jars and seal.
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Reviews
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I could tell the after taste of the baking soda. Yuck! -
Venus2..... These were very simple to make and had a wonderful strawberry flavor.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
venus2
United States
I live in south texas and own an interior decorating firm. we cook for fun with friends and family. my favorite recipes are the ones received from friends. we have a nice garden so we get eat alot of fresh veggies and herbs all year round. I am also a golf-wife so I have taken up hobbies in self defense. I love to exercise, garden, paint, & sew. My darling hubby was my HS sweetheart but we didn't marry until we had 3 other marriages & 4 children between us.
