Drunken Fig Jam
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YIELDS 6 half-pint jars
INGREDIENTS
* 2 lemons
* 4 lbs ripe fresh figs, stemmed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (preferably black)
* 4 cups sugar
* 3⁄4 cup brandy or 3⁄4 cup cognac
* 1⁄2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
DIRECTIONS
* Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemons (yellow part only) in long strips.
* Cut peel into matchstick-size strips (about 3 tablespoons).
* Combine lemon peel, figs, sugar, brandy, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt in heavy large deep saucepan; let stand at room temperature 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
* Bring fig mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
* Reduce heat to medium; continue to boil until jam thickens and is reduced to 6 cups, stirring frequently and occasionally mashing mixture with potato masher to crush large fig pieces, 30 to 35 minutes.
* Remove from heat.
* Ladle mixture into 6 hot clean 1/2-pint glass canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch space at top of jars.
* Remove any air bubbles.
* Wipe jar threads and rims with clean damp cloth.
* Cover with hot lids; apply screw bands.
* Process jars in pot of boiling water 10 minutes.
* Cool jars completely.
* Store in cool dark place up to 1 year.
DIRECTIONS
* Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemons (yellow part only) in long strips.
* Cut peel into matchstick-size strips (about 3 tablespoons).
* Combine lemon peel, figs, sugar, brandy, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt in heavy large deep saucepan; let stand at room temperature 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
* Bring fig mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
* Reduce heat to medium; continue to boil until jam thickens and is reduced to 6 cups, stirring frequently and occasionally mashing mixture with potato masher to crush large fig pieces, 30 to 35 minutes.
* Remove from heat.
* Ladle mixture into 6 hot clean 1/2-pint glass canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch space at top of jars.
* Remove any air bubbles.
* Wipe jar threads and rims with clean damp cloth.
* Cover with hot lids; apply screw bands.
* Process jars in pot of boiling water 10 minutes.
* Cool jars completely.
* Store in cool dark place up to 1 year.
that sounds good. we have plenty of figs every summer. will try this one. Thanks.
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