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    FIG PRESERVES WITH VANILLA


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    Recipe Introduction


    This is from Christine Ferber's Mes Confitures.


    2 1/4 lbs (1 kg) fresh black figs
    3 3/4 cups (800 g) granulated white sugar
    Juice of 1 lemon
    2 vanilla beans


    1. Rinse figs in cold water and wipe dry with a clean towel. Remove the stems and quarter the figs. If they're particularly large, cut them into eighths. Split the vanilla beans lengthwise

    2. Combine the figs, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla beans in a non-reactive bowl. Cover, ideally with a piece of crumpled, damp parchment paper. Set aside to macerate for an hour.

    3. Pour the contents of the bowl into your preserving pan and bring them to a simmer. Return them to the bowl and cover again. Put this into the refrigerator for at least eight hours, or overnight.

    4. Prepare your jars for canning.

    5. Again return the fruit mixture to the pan. Bring it to a full boil. Skim off the foam if you care about that sort of thing. Continue cooking until the mixture comes up to 221° F (105° C) -- about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the vanilla beans near the end of the process. Stir gently as it cooks.

    6. Pour the jam into jars and seal.

 

 

 


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