Preserve (Ripe Fig)

Instructions

1. Take six pounds of ripe figs and lay them for a few hours in lime water — two spoonfuls of lime to a basin of water.
2. Take six pounds of sugar and boil a clear syrup.
3. After straining, let it boil till thick before adding the figs.
4. Then preserve for two hours longer, slowly, till the figs look clear.
5. Cork. It will keep well.