3 cups (1¾ lbs.) prepared fruit
5 cups (2¼ lbs.) sugar
1 bottle Certo
To prepare fruit, chop fine ¾ pound stemmed stewing figs. Add 2 cups
water and juice of 2 medium lemons; mix. Measure sugar into large
kettle, add prepared fruit, filling up the last cup with water if
necessary. Mix well, bring to a _full rolling boil_ over hottest fire.
Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove
from fire and stir in Certo. Stir and skim for 5 minutes. Pour quickly.
Paraffin at once. Makes about 9 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).