19. August 2013 · 2 comments · Categories: Food

Here’s how we made fig preserves.

First we planted a fig tree. We did that last spring with the help of our neighbor, Corbin. We call it the Corbin fig tree. Then, we watered it from time to time.IMG_20120503_135007

This spring we started seeing several figs on the little tree. We put a cage over the tree to protect the figs from birds and other animals.DSC_0003

Ann picked 21 ripe figs today and made preserves. We ate a couple of them, and they were very tasty, nice and sweet. IMG_20130819_094502_906 Basically, to make the preserves, she simmered the figs in a small amount of water with lots of sugar and a few lemon slices for about 30 minutes. Yum! DSC_0006