Fig Preserves

6 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 10 lbs figs
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
  • 5 lbs sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • to taste lemon slice (optional)
  • 1 quart water

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash figs in warm water with baking soda.
  2. 2
    Rinse. Cut off stems.
  3. 3
    Combine sugar, lemon juice and water in heavy pot. Drop figs into syrup.
  4. 4
    Cook until figs are clear looking and syrup is thick (2 to 3 hours). Add lemon slices 1/2 hour before figs are done. Seal in jars.

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