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[Mrs Webmuppet]

One of my friends has dropped not so subtle hints in my direction that she would like some fig jam for her hubby for Christmas. Now does anyone have a reliable recipe?

 

I've had a look on the internet and found several recipes but they all use vast amounts of fresh figs..........and fresh figs are really quite expensive.

 

Any bright ideas?

[Christian]

Print off a recipe onto nice card, get a few jam jars, a jam thermometer and package the lot up for her Hubby for Christmas?

 

Sorry, haven't made fig jam, so can't help.

[craftyhunnypie]

That's quite an expensive want! I'd be tempted to try & find some ready made & make it look homemade! Just a shame they don't sell fig jam at Aldi / Lidl.

 

Emma.x

[Mrs Webmuppet]

I found a recipe that uses dried figs and apples................nowhere near as expensive as fresh figs. I am going to give that ago.....will keep you posted.

[Mrs Webmuppet]

The dried fig and apple jam is made and tastes fab. It was an American recipe, so I had to adapt it slightly ( tart apples= cooking apples, sugar= half ordinary sugar, half jam sugar etc ) just to make sure it set as figs have next to no pectin.Fortunately I have a american style cup measuring thingy.

[welovemarmite]

only just seen post. I made FROG jam as my mother in laws that she bought was confiscated by customs. So made her some for Christmas. Its fig, raspeberry, orange and ginger. Lovely and thankfully managed to get figs at the market so they were cheaper.

 

Would love the apple and fig recipe if you can share

[Mrs Webmuppet]

here's the recipe..........the recipe is off an American site so the cups relate to the american cup measurement,

 

Ingredients:

 

1 lb dried fig, stems removed

2 tart apples, peeled and cored ( I used 2 cooking apples)

1 orange, juice and rind of

1 lemon, juice and rind of

4 cups water

3 cups sugar ( I used half jam sugar and half granulated sugar)

 

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

1 Put figs, apples, orange and lemon rinds through food processor or chop fine with knife.

2 Place in heavy kettle.

3 Add water.

4 Boil for 10 minutes, reduce to simmer and cook 10 minutes more.

5 Add sugar and salt.

6 Mix well with spoon and simmer for an additional 20 minutes, stirring often.

7 Add fruit juice; mix well.

8 Pour into hot sterilized jars.

9 Seal and keep in a cool place.

 

 

I gave it a good boil to get it to anywhere a setting point, it is a loose set jam. My friends hubby tested it today and said it is fantastic.