Making and Canning Fig and Apple Jam
Fig and apple jam is easy to make using the recipe below.

We make most jams using the same procedure, regardless of the fruit.
Using the ingredients below, follow our technique for Making Jam, with a 30
minute cook time, and then Canning Jam.
Ingredients per 1/2 pint (8 ounces) of jam:
  
Figs
 3/8 pound per 1/2 pint jam jar        
Apples - sour are preferred
 1/8 pound per 1/2 pint jam jar
Water
 2 Tablespoons per 1/2 pint jam jar
Sugar
 1/2 cup for each 1/2 pint jam jar
Lemon (organic or chemical free)
 1 for every six 1/2 pint jars
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