Green fig preserve (groenvy heelkonfyt)

Name: Green fig preserve (groenvy heelkonfyt)
Ingredients: 2 kg green figs (from the first crop before the end of October - otherwise it is too ripe and become bitter when preserved); 2 1/2 kg sugar; 2 1/2 litres water; 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) lemon juice; 5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground dried ginger; 5 litres water; 25 ml (5 teaspoons) slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, which can be found at pharmacies. See notes below.); 5 ml (1 teaspoon) bicarbonate of soda

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Faldela Williams' recipe for green fig preserve.

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2 kg green figs (from the first crop before the end of October - otherwise it is too ripe and become bitter when preserved)
2 1/2 kg sugar
2 1/2 litres water
2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) lemon juice
5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground dried ginger
5 litres water
25 ml (5 teaspoons) slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, which can be found at pharmacies. See notes below.)
5 ml (1 teaspoon) bicarbonate of soda