Thanks Gorge!
Suzi this is the way my grandmother, my mother, and now my wife and I, (yes I help sometimes). ;) Lol. This is how we preserves figs,
My Grandmaw's Whole Fig Preserves
Prep Time 30 min. Cook Time 3 hr
Ingredients
4 Cups whole figs
2 Cups sugar
4 Lemon slices, sliced thin, Quarter inch, remove the seeds (1 slice per jar).
3/4 to 1 Cup water
1 pinch salt
Rinse your figs in the sink really well and then drain. Remove the stems. Leave whole or cut in half–your choice.
In a large, heavy pot, add all the above ingredients.
Cook on low for about three hours, stirring occasionally so mixture does not stick or burn. DO NOT LEAVE POT UNATTENDED because burning happens quickly!
Cook until very thick.
Ladle hot preserves into hot, sterile jars, using canning funnel and oven mitt so you do not burn your hand.
Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Preserves may be stored in fridge for up to one month without the bath.
This will fill four half pint jars. We usually double this recipe and fill 8 jars!
We also make fig jelly and jam, blueberry/fig, blackberry/fig, and strawberry/fig jelly Best jelly/jam you've ever tasted! EVER!!
Allen