I've been bragging a bit lately about the wonderful books that my mom got me for Christmas. This is a recipe from another one, Southern Living: Little Jars, Big Flavors. The recipe is Chunky Lemon-Fig Preserves.
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| Figs, Meyer Lemons, Sugar |
The combination is amazing, but I began to wonder about the fruit season. I usually only can from what my family grows and the fig trees fruit in July whereas the lemons fruit in the winter. Luckily, this July I froze bags and bags of fresh figs. When I saw this recipe I was so glad that I did.
Fresh figs hold a very dear spot in my heart. I've been eating them fresh from the tree since I was a child, and the smell of a fig tree always makes me thing of my grandmother. She had 2 big fig trees in her backyard, and when she moved, she made sure to have 2 planted at her new house.
The jars of Chunky Lemon-Fig Preserves in my pantry are some that I will hoard. I usually share some of what I make, but sometimes later, in the off-seasons, I wish I had more of what I made.
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| Boil - Cool - Cover with wax paper - Chill |
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| Boil - Skim |
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| Skimming that foam! |
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| My canning solution-Thanks SB Canning! |
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| Chunky Lemon-Fig Preserves |
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| L-Chunky Lemon-Fig Preserves R-Meyer Lemon Marmalade |
The resulting taste of the Lemon Fig Preserves were deep and rich. Figs have such a complex flavor. I just love them!!
I'll have to write up a whole other blog post on the canning solution for my glass top stove.
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