Preserved Figs
Photo: flickr user Lisa Brewster
Ingredients
1 pound Fresh figs
1 pound Sugar
2 cups Apple cider or rasberry vinegar
2 tablespoons Whole spices, such as cloves,
3 Black peppercorns, (up to 4)
teaspoon Powdered ginger
Preparation
1
Wash figs.
2
Boil vinegar, sugar and spices briefly in a pot.
3
Add the figs and cook on a low flame until the fruit is soft (about 15 minutes).
4
Remove just the fruit and place in a canning jar, if available. If not a regular jar is fine.
6
If it is not hermetically sealed (as in a canning jar), then refrigerate. Allow for at least a week to pass for optimum taste.
Tools
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Yield:
6.0 servings
Added:
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 5:57am