![]() I stowed the jam away in a jar while I worked on my cookie crust. I had to talk myself out of smearing it on toast. So I sliced up the figs and put them into a heavy-bottomed saucepan with some brown sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla.Īfter 40 or 50 minutes of simmering and a little bit of stirring/smashing the larger pieces with the back of a fork, my fresh figs turned into a gooey jam that was deliciously sticky and sweet. If you don’t like cookies I’m not sure we can be friends anymore. And while those fig recipes are beautiful and definitely have a tasty place in this world, that place IS NOT HERE in the land of fried chicken, pinto beans, and Sundrop. ![]() I spent a few hours surfing around with my laptop finding gorgeous fig salads with goat cheese and delicate fig tarts. ![]() I’ll be honest … I’ve never made anything with figs. I returned home happy, HAPPY, HAPPY because not only did I acquire a carload of plants to fuss with, I got myself a kitchen project, too! AND THEN they gifted us a whole basket to experiment with! They told us they thought they would sell more figs if people had ideas about what to do with them. The fig tree is yielding at an alarming rate and the fruit is ripening faster than anyone can eat the fresh figs. The owners were a friendly couple eager to help us, and we fell into a lengthy conversation about this and that.Ĭhit chat finally landed on the figs they had for sale that no one knew what to do with.
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