Bounty of first crop figs from our kindly landlady I tried my hand at Green fig preserve and I am rather pleased with the result. It being fig season in the Southern hemisphere, I share my recipe with you. It is a combination of recipes sourced from recipe books and the internet and adapted to the availability of ingredients in my pantry. Ingredients: 2 kg green figs, nicely swollen but not hollow. Also it is suggested that figs from the first crop be used as it gets too ripe and bitter later on in the season. 2,5 kg sugar 2 liters of water 40 ml lemon juice 1 thumb sized piece of fresh ginger root, peeled 6 young fig leaves, rinsed(it enhances the fig flavor if boiled with the figs) Method: Wash figs and prick all over. Soak overnight in a solution of 30 ml bicarbonate of soda to 3 liters of water. Next day, rinse the figs well and bring to boil 3 liters of water. Add figs and boil for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain. Bring the water, s...
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