Ingredients
- 4 lbs fresh strawberries, hulled, sliced & diced
- 4 C granulated sugar
- ½ C balsamic vinegar, at least 6% acidity
- 2 T lemon juice, bottled not fresh squeezed
- 2 T vanilla extract
- ½ tsp black pepper
Balsamic Strawberry Jam
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Ingredients
- 3 pounds peaches, peeled, pitted, diced
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
Peach Cardamom Jam
“Stop and smell the peaches.” -Anon. In northeast Texas the onset of summer signals the beginning of the peach harvest and…
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (8 T) unsalted butter, melted in baking dish
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided into 1/2 cup and 1 cup
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk, low-fat
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Dash of salt
- 3 cups fresh figs, halved, cooked
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Buttermilk Fig Cobbler
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Ingredients
- 3 pounds fresh figs
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns, tied into a sachet
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
Balsamic Fig Jam
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