Simple Fig Preserves

Jarvis Farms is experiencing their fig harvest right now. MAN! Are these figs DELICIOUS!

I’ll be honest with you. I had never eaten a fig until last week sometime. I’ve always seen fig newtons, and knew I didn’t like them. But never had I appreciated a fresh fig right off the tree. I’m a changed woman.

So there I was standing in the kitchen, I’d already eaten the first pint of figs just from simply grazing on them every time I passed by them. There sat the last of the figs, so ripe I had no choice but to turn them into something else. But what else?

I scoured the internet and found a really fancy recipe source for figs… let me see, where did I bookmark it? AH! Here it is, California Figs - Recipes.

I ended up overwhelming myself with recipe ideas and simply made the figs into preserves. It was quick, it only took about 15 minutes and I went on with my day.

HERE’S ALL I DID

• 1 pint of fresh ripe figs, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Put all the ingredients EXCEPT lemon juice in a small sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer uncovered until a sauce forms and thickens, 10 minutes or so. Allow to cool, stir in lemon juice and transfer to a clean glass jar.

I plan to eat it all in about a week. A little on my morning toast, spread on crackers for an afternoon snack, and then for dinner, just on the side of some roasted chicken and vegetables. I’ll be sure to have some friends over to help me eat it.