$GATHER FIGS! 18ish if they're big, 24ish if they're like toenail size (why did I say that?! \ud83d\ude16)$

GATHER FIGS! 18ish if they're big, 24ish if they're like toenail size (why did I say that?! 😖)

RINSE EM!

Cut the stems off! Or don't if you're lazy - I'm not sure it really matters

Cut those babies into 4!!!

Any which way, no one cares, it's all g

Tell the bee to bugger off.

PUT EM CHOPPED UP FIGS IN A PAN AND ADD WATER (till it barely covers all the figs as they'll let out some of their own water) CUZ WE GON BOIL DIS

$Turn the heat on medium/high & check the time!! \ud83d\udd51 This needs to boil 20-30 minutes \ud83d\udd60$

Turn the heat on medium/high & check the time!! 🕑 This needs to boil 20-30 minutes 🕠

$Press a lemon \ud83c\udf4b\ud83d\udca6$

Press a lemon 🍋💦

Add the lemon juice to the pan AND STIR

Collect the lemon zest and get some of the rind too

ADD IT TO THE PAN AND STIR!!

$Whip out a good dollop of honey that's you'd estimate to be about 1/2 a cup \ud83d\ude2c$

Whip out a good dollop of honey that's you'd estimate to be about 1/2 a cup 😬

ADD IT TO THE PAN AND STIR

Whoop! It's boiling :D

$Heheh, feelin rebellious, got a little stem over there I left on \ud83d\ude4a$

Heheh, feelin rebellious, got a little stem over there I left on 🙊

BOILIN BOILIN BOILIN! STIR!!!!

$30 minutes up!! \ud83c\udf88 You should have a thickish syrupy moisture now. Lower the heat...$

30 minutes up!! 🎈 You should have a thickish syrupy moisture now. Lower the heat...

$Stay with me here..... 15 minutes into the thickening process, we're going to add balsamic vinegar \u2728\ud83d\ude31\u2728$

Stay with me here..... 15 minutes into the thickening process, we're going to add balsamic vinegar ✨😱✨

TELL THE BEE TO GO AWAY

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$Look at how that water level has gone down!! You can turn the heat off and then either eat it like this as a sort of confit; mash up the pieces with a fork or beat it outright to get a thick jam \ud83d\ude2f$

Look at how that water level has gone down!! You can turn the heat off and then either eat it like this as a sort of confit; mash up the pieces with a fork or beat it outright to get a thick jam 😯

$And now just accept the fact that your house has been invaded by bees. \ud83d\ude2d Once the jam has cooled, fill a jar with it, seal it and turn it upside down so no air gets in, so it'll keep \ud83d\ude18 ENJOY \u2764\ufe0f$

And now just accept the fact that your house has been invaded by bees. 😭 Once the jam has cooled, fill a jar with it, seal it and turn it upside down so no air gets in, so it'll keep 😘 ENJOY ❤️

How to make fresh fig jam

Make Fresh Fig Jam