Family Story: Every summer, my Grandmother would fix Fresh Fig Preserves and I can still smell the sweetness. I was fortunate to be there on several occasions and was always gifted with a jar of the preserves. We live in the North now and the figs here are different than the ones my Grandmother grew in East Texas.
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Family Story:
Every summer, my Grandmother would fix Fresh Fig Preserves and I can still smell the sweetness. I was fortunate to be there on several occasions and was always gifted with a jar of the preserves. We live in the North now and the figs here are different than the ones my Grandmother grew in East Texas.
East Texas Fig Preserves submitted by Marilyn
Family Story: Every summer, my Grandmother would fix Fresh Fig Preserves and I can still smell the sweetness. I was fortunate to be there on several occasions and was always gifted with a jar of the preserves. We live in the North now and the figs here are different than the ones my Grandmother grew in East Texas.
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Servings: 32 servings
Ingredients
- 7 cups fresh whole figs
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Wash and sterilize the canning jars and prepare the lids in hot water so they seal when placed on the jars.
- Cook the figs, sugar, and lemon juice in a large saucepan until the sugar is dissolved and the juice is as thick as desired.
- Pour the mixture into hot, sterilized canning jars, cap, and store in a cool place.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Potassium: 25mg | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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This is the way I remember my mama making fig preserves. She did leave out the lemon juice as my daddy didn’t like the taste of lemon that much. A loaf of homemade bread , fresh butter and fig preservers? Oh My, you cannot eat better than that!