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.

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.

Ann picked 21 ripe figs today and made preserves. We ate a couple of them, and they were very tasty, nice and sweet. 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!