Submitted by Alberta Bert LeBlanc Kaplan, LA
on Thursday, August 25, 2005
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Makes:
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour, 0 minutes
Ready In:
1 hour, 30 minutes
With the high rate of diabetes in the Cajun population, this is a perfect so you don't miss your figs with your fresh bread or cush cush (homemade cornmeat cereal)!
Ingredients
tree ripened figs
1 tbsp canned lemon per quart
Directions
Use tree ripened figs. Sort and wash carefully. DO NOT use soda for cleaning; it could make figs unsafe when canned plain in boiling water bath canner. Instead bring figs to boil in hot water; let stand 3 to 4 miminutes; drain. This removes the "milk" from the skins and cleans them. Pack in hot jars; add 1 tablespoon canned lemon juice per quart and cover with boiling water. Seal and process in boiing water bath canner: Pints, 45 minutes; quarts, 50 minutes.
