Fresh Fig Marmalade

"This recipe appeared in the local paper a few years ago and the original recipe came from a woman named Bulah Baker. It is fabulous."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
3 pints
Serves:
96
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ingredients

  • 6 cups ripened figs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 medium navel oranges, thinly sliced (do not peel, but cut off and discard the ends)
  • 2 lemons, thinly sliced (do not peel, but cut off and discard the ends)
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directions

  • Wash and drain the figs. Cut off the stems and coarsley chop. (The original recipe leaves the figs whole, but pierced with a fork.).
  • Cook the water and sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a full, rolling boil. Boil uncovered for 40-45 minutes over medium heat, stirring often. (Syrup should "sheet" from the back of a spoon.
  • Pour figs, orange and lemon slices into the hot bubbling syrup. (The ratio is one cup sugar and one cup water to 2 cups figs.) Boil over medium heat, stirring gently, for 30-35 minutes. (The length of time depends on personal preference for thickness of the syrup.).
  • Spoon into 3 pint-sized, sterilized canning jars, to within 1/4 inch from the top. Wipe the rims. Cover with metal lids and screw on the band. refrigerate or process for 10 minutes in a boiling bath.

Questions & Replies

  1. This never set properly, though I followed your instructions to a "T". Perhaps I like thicker marmalade than you do. Do you have any suggestions as to how to get it to set up thicker?
     
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I have loved to cook since I was little and was always perusing cookbooks. My first cookbook was the Winnie the Pooh Cookbook when I was 5! And now I have an abundance of them but not a lot of time to cook. I try to cook healthy meals but I love to try new techniques and especially love baking.
 
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