As you know, we have fig trees. However picking those figs is a whole other story. Between the deer, birds, my pig, and our neighbor Pete, it’s tough to get a good crop. However this year I persevered and picked enough to make jam. But not any jam, this jam is pure Table Mountain Ranch. It uses both ranch fruit and ranch honey, a marriage made in heaven!
This is what a mission fig tree looks like.
Honey Fig Jam
- 4 cups roughly chopped fresh figs
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 package pectin
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 Tablespoons honey
Washed, stemmed, and chopped figs.
Wash and de-stem your figs. Chop finely. Add the figs, lemon juice, and water in a large saucepan. Add pectin and stir until combined. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil, stirring often.
Cooked figs.
When the mixture has reached a full roiling boil, add the sugar and honey.
Sweet.
Boil hard for one minute, stirring constantly. Skim foam, and ladle into processed jars leave 1/4 inch headspace. Process for in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
This is delicious, I swear!
Looks yummy! The ranch I grew up on had some very old, big fig trees. We use to make lots of noise before getting too close to chase the wild pigs out from under the trees before picking.
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