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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: snowdrops on October 04, 2018, 08:10

Title: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 04, 2018, 08:10

Yesterday I cleared my fig tree of unripe figs & there’s quite a haul, anybody have any ideas of what I can make with them. I googled & there’s an unripe fig ‘jam’ that looks ok, but before I invest any time into them anybody else do anything that’s worth trying please?

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: Yorkie on October 07, 2018, 19:48

This thread (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=66400.0) from 2010 appeared at the bottom of the page in the list of similar threads.

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 07, 2018, 21:11

Thank you I’ve aken a look, interesting Mum about the bee stings, must take 1 out with me just in case.

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: sunshineband on October 09, 2018, 09:21

If you have any left still you can try green figs in rose syrup. Whatever you do, make sure you soak them in two changes of cold water and then boil them to remove all that white latex before beginning to turn them into something luscious

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 09, 2018, 14:06

Thanks Sunny.
I’ve decided to go with this recipe for fig jam, it says about the boiling x 2 & squeezing to get rid of’bad Taste’ . After a couple of days of them sitting in a bowl on the side a few have gorn orf so I’m left with 740g. I’ve washed & snipped the stalks off as they had stopped dripping the sap. They’re boiling for the first time now.
Take a look at the pictures on the link I’ve posted  they look luscious, not a jam at all really
https://www.giverecipe.com/unripe-fig-jam/

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: sunshineband on October 10, 2018, 08:58

Yes that does look good. If we have any left unfrosted on our return I might give a small number a go... thank you for the link  :D

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 10, 2018, 09:52

I’m struggling to squeeze out ge ‘bad taste’ without splitting the figs, do you think I’m doing something wrong?

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 13, 2018, 15:46

Well I’ve finally completed the ‘fig jam’ . It didn’t take very long in all but it was spread over a few days.
Day 1, I boiled the figs & left to cool
Day 2, squeezed the ‘bad taste’ out & recoiled in more cold water.
Day 3 squeezed again & put 8n the fridge as I was going out.
Then I wasn’t well 2 days
So final day ,today I’ve boiled up in the sugar & water & bottled them which in all took about 45 minutes with washing & sterilising the jars.
Sorry the photo is upside down again it shows in the thumb nail the right way up!

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: sunshineband on October 20, 2018, 12:04

How does it taste? It does look good  :D

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 20, 2018, 17:55

Ive not opened a jar yet but I did taste a little that fell apart & it tasted fine,certainly not unpleasant but a bit lacking, I reduced the 4 cloves to 3 as I only ended up with 740g of figs & reduced the water & sugar by 1/4 too.

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: sunshineband on October 20, 2018, 23:06

Perhaps they will be richer in flavour for keeping a while?

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: snowdrops on October 21, 2018, 08:12

Yes that’s what I’m hoping, I ended up with 6 jars, they don’t look the lovely green they did in the photos in the link ☹️

Title: Re: Unripe figs
Post by: sunshineband on October 21, 2018, 09:41

Quote from: snowdrops on October 21, 2018, 08:12

Yes that’s what I’m hoping, I ended up with 6 jars, they don’t look the lovely green they did in the photos in the link ☹️

If they are not very tasty, maybe you couid tip out one jarful and add some rosewater to the syrup before serving them with icecream?