Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Figgy Wiggy Jam

Hello there! Boy, we sure have been busy with Summer! Last Saturday we went to Cherokee Sink and swam and swam and swam. On Sunday Mom and I picked five pounds of figs and made delicious fig jam. Here's the recipe!

Fig Jam
From the Ball Blue Book of Canning
5 lbs of fresh figs
6 cups of sugar
¾ cup of water
½ cup of lemon juice

Boil your figs until they're nice and squishy, about ten minutes. Drain the figs, slice off the stems, and mash 'em up! Add the sugar and water and slowly bring to a boil. Make sure you sir continuously, otherwise the sugar will burn. Once the mixture gets to the jell stage (should slide off the spoon in a sheet, as opposed to drops). Add the lemon juice and stir for another minute. Pour the mixture into your sterilized canning jars, fill up to 1/2 in from the top. Seal in a hot water bath for 15 minutes. Yum!



Boil them figgy wigs!


Waiting for the figs to boil, I know they look a little gross, but they taste delicious!


Ladling out the jam


The final product!

2 comments:

Lindsey Grimes Alley said...

Awww, had I known that you had fig jam, I would have asked you to bring me some! I need a jam buddy, dang it.

We had a really great time with you guys the other night! I am already calculating which days we can take off to visit Tallahassee.

Holly said...

Well I'll save you a jar for your visit to Tallahassee! I'm so glad we got to meet up on Saturday, I had such a wonderful time! Come visit us, we have a futon with your name on it!