Fig Preserves

Directions

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   Put sugar on stove in
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   enough water to dissolve and let come to a boil. Drop in figs
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   and
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   boil
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   until tender or so a straw sticks through them
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   easily.
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   Take figs
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   out
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   and leave syrup to cook on longer.
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    Drop
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    in
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    a
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    few
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    slices of lemon to boil in syrup.
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    Boil syrup until it spins a thread.
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    Drop figs back in and cook a few minutes
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    longer.
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    Take up and seal in jars.