The MOST Delicious Homegrown & Homemade Fig Jam! 🍓 (where's the fig emoji peeps..?) A Culinary Experiment in Pictures! 📸 by daisyd

recipe · @daisyd · Feb 6 '18 (edited)

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The MOST Delicious Homegrown & Homemade Fig Jam! 🍓 (where's the fig emoji peeps..?) A Culinary Experiment in Pictures! 📸

#### I have a fig tree outside my bedroom that produces the most perfect fruit in such generous quantities, it's all I can do to keep up with it and think of ways to utilise the almost daily harvest. 
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I've made coulees and preserves and used the fresh fruit on cheese platters and ice cream but I'd never made a jam so Em and I decided to give it a whirl as my fridge could no longer contain the more than 10lbs of figs it was groaning with. We did a little homework to check our quantities and then decided to add a little twist of our own with lemon zest and grated ginger. **If you'd like to try it for yourself the recipe we ended up with is as follows;**

- 2lbs of figs
- 1/3 of a cup of water
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Zest of 1/4 lemon
- 1cm knob of grated ginger 
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![chopping figs.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQDUtmF44cVrx34mJ1ooX8MNw6EFfN2PWXK1TUuebmwQL/chopping%20figs.JPG)
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![figs on the scale.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmetNwcpy9pWxFKNZqAePSwAWtQbEmsHpWj5RZqRYE5gZu/figs%20on%20the%20scale.JPG)
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#### Combine your water and sugar and stir intemittedntly till the sugar has dissolved whilst chopping your figs, juicing your lemon and grating your zest and ginger. Once your liquid is nice and syrupy add your figs, lemon and ginger.
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![liquid and figs.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUy8eujVhtEMn8RW28DZmSNPBCvSpByqUAQtyT3r5Ag4g/liquid%20and%20figs.jpg)
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![figs in liquid.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQaP3ompYFYYtwFZUvoim3LX6QM4h8hYxmuDRcFnWKeHW/figs%20in%20liquid.jpg)
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#### Let your mixture cook down till your figs are soft and almost breaking down of their own accord before giving them a little help with a hand held blender before letting it cook off some more.
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![blending figs.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbguFGnTheXGqXTk9aMFPUKeqZeULgKQNHvZuWDGvVsAm/blending%20figs.jpg)
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![smooth figs.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZquQgFmwTB2Zvq3QaM4jVmzVXaX7CDHY6XgB9FLLhUm9/smooth%20figs.jpg)
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#### Finally let your jam cool before pouring it in to your sterilised jars. To prolong the shelf life you can "process" your now filled jars by giving them a nice little bath in boiling water for a few minutes. 
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![fig jam in jars.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ4JMKjszXVhGnBzFknyZ1Vvm8oEsnKZpYptkmNp9Yfjv/fig%20jam%20in%20jars.JPG)
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I was more than pleasantly surprised by how delicious it turned out to be and spent the rest of the evening trying - and failing - not to dip rusks in the leftovers in the pot. Oh My Yum!!!!! Happy cooking guys and gals!
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#### Sticky love,
#### Daisy xx
#### 🌸
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@nomi2233 · Feb 6 '18

Hello, friend!  I hope you will be enjoying the pink of health wherever you are. What a splendid post, steemian. I liked your effort as the recipe is quite interesting and easy to follow. Figs are one of the greatest blessings of God because it has numerous benifits which cannot be discussed here completely. Gigs are laxative in action. It helps our body in blood production. We can add soaked figs in our breakfast meal. Thanks for sharing this amazing post!

👍 nomi2233

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@shahedadib · Feb 6 '18

The food here just makes me feel so hungry already.thanks to learn the cooking recipe.

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@dinakabdul · Feb 6 '18

Thank you @daisyd. This is the first time i am learning how to make jam.

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@mindhunter · Feb 12 '18

Hello @daisyd :)

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@thegalavantgirl · Mar 6 '18

This post made me crave summer!! Can't wait for figs to come my way this year. I've made a lot of compote, but I'd like to try some jams. Will definitely try your recipe.

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@ironclad010 · Mar 7 '18

**mouth watering**
so you gave me plan to finish my rusks in a single day lol 
splendid share

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@rockjon · Apr 11 '19

This looks delicious

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