Rainy Day Sunday

In the spring I found these fantastic Fig trees in a few random places in Foresthill. I waited all summer for the fruit to ripen and then picked and ate my way through tons of sweet figs (my favorite fruit).





I didn't have time during fig season to make jam, so I picked the fruit, froze, and stored it until now. This weekend. Sunday. A rainy day.

I had to make the jam in two batches which ended up taking about 3-4 hours. During this time I think Matt and I "tasted" about a jar full until I was happy. One batch is spiced the other is not.

I have to say, being a novice jam maker can be really stressful. Everything from the jam setting to holding your breath waiting for each lid to "pop".

And my Lord! The boiling that goes into this stuff is crazy. Boil water, boil fruit, boil jars, boil lids, boil racks, tongs, rings, boil jars again.

Blahhhhhh- you get the point. Yes, I know you can use a dishwasher to cut some of the time down but I prefer boiling everything anyways. Boil, Boil, Boil

In the end I ended up with 14 jars of set and well sealed jars. Ahhhh-Thank goodness.