Recipe

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• 4 lbs fresh figs
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup floral honey, clover, apple blossom, wildflower
• 3 small organic lemons
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme

• 1 Pour boiling water over the figs and let stand for 10 minutes.
• 2 Lift the figs out of the boiling water, stem and quarter. Set aside.
• 3 Wash the lemons well and slice very thin with a mandoline or very sharp knife.
• 4 In a preserving or other 5 qt or larger nonreactive pan, add figs, sugar, lemons, honey and thyme. Bring to a boil that cannot be stirred down, and boil for 10 minutes.
• 5 Pour mixture into a ceramic or glass bowl, cover with parchment, and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 The next day, bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce and simmer 45 minutes or longer, until it is aromatic and thickened.
• 7 Remove the thyme sprigs and fill hot jars with hot jam. Wipe the jars, place new lids and finger tighten rings. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.