Strawberry Fig Preserves

Wanda makes a small batch of strawberry fig preserves.
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[@SmutchyBritches]

I've NEVER peeled figs! There's no need to. Strawberry figs are the only way I put them up. I love strawberry figs!

[@IMOO1896]

Never crossed my mind to use strawberry jello to add the strawberry flavor, this is a game changer for me. I have lots of dehydrated figs and am looking for a way to use them. Thanks so much!

[@fredstanley5758]

That jelly is DELICIOUS! We don't have a fig tree yet but we're definitely gonna have to get one so we can make some of your jelly. Hopefully it will turn out as good as yours. Thank you so much, Mrs Wanda.

[@Lola-Rose]

Yummy! 🍓 strawberry figs! You're so talented Wanda. I love watching your canning videos!

[@Wendyann1100]

Looks beautiful. Bet they taste just as good as they look.

[@cindybull3064]

I Love These! Have made these for years! Makes the best fig Newtons. Thank You Wanda! We are so Blessed with your videos.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We make fig newtons also Thanks

[@thestonehousefarm1942]

How do you make the fig newtons

[@dianemilligan3839]

Very pretty color, indeed! Nice job!

[@opalescentrosesb.w.3774]

oh Looks fantastic! I love making Fig preserves with lemon and orange juice the orange goes really well with the fig and its pretty when u cut thing rings of orange and lemon and u see em in the jars :)

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

I will have to try the orange juice. Sounds wonderful. I am always looking for new ideas. Thanks

[@DVHomestead]

that looks tastey! our fig trees are small bushes right now, can't wait until they are big enough to start producing!

[@newdayfarm9463]

That looks Delicious!! Can't wait to transplant my potted fig tree.

[@seepingspringsfarm6017]

Great video Wanda... just like being in the kitchen with the sister I never had, looking over your shoulder and learning! Now what I really need is you to show us how you clean that stove top! I have the same one and fight that area around the burner.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We dont really have a problem as long as we keep things from spilling over.Thanks

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

We are going to try this, I'll let you know how it turns out. Take care and have a blessed weekend.

[@shonmceachin1426]

My wife made 15 jars the other night with a recipe almost exactly like yours (think the only difference was how long she cooked them). They are delicious!

[@gypsywilderlinghomestead3051]

That looks wonderful. Cant wait till my fig trees start producing. God bless.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks for the blessings.

[@Scorpiomary]

I love figs... this sounds good thanks for sharing

[@cheriettejackson4248]

Looks great! Never tried with the strawberry Jello -- thanks for the idea!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Its really good Cheriette

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Looks Delicious !

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They are my friend.Thanks

[@MAINEiacGrammiesHomestead]

Thank you Wanda have a bless day..

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks for the blessing on our day.

[@ALayne08]

I haven't used a dryer since 2006. It's my choice but I don't have a channel about being frugal either. I hang my clothes wherever it's already hot and if you have a shed/greenhouse/carport etc then that is sufficient for clothes drying. I have a line stretched across the span of my carport and one in my shed. There are a lot of creative ways to air dry clothes.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

We usually hang ours out its just been raining for days.Thanks

[@tracy1394]

I just tried it and they are delicious!!!

[@AnnieFarmerFarm]

Excellent video wanda wish I canned with you I would learn so much!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

It would be fun Annie.Thanks

[@glenokla2588]

They look so good!

[@paulastorm4213]

Just wanted to let you know I got my cook book and can't wait to try some new recipes, you did a great job

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks Paula

[@raisavoronova6238]

Hi Wanda. Thank you for good video. Also canned fruits and berries in Russia. I watch your videos and get new recipes that will be usedd.

[@ADHomesteading]

We love figs, but I don't know if we will be able to grow figs when we move. Your preserves look delicious and makes me want to can some. Thanks for the video.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They are good.Thanks

[@leisaparke580]

you make everything look so easy. have a blessed day

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks for the blessings, and canning is not hard. After the first couple of times, you just get a system going.

[@leisaparke580]

Oh I can meat all the time. But this was my first yr making peach butter.

[@mj_preparernamaste4335]

I just watched a video Starry Hilder did using jello to make berry jam and I left a comment telling her about this recipe you did in this video. Love it when things come together! I think you can't tell the fig from real strawberry jam using the flavored jello. Wanda you ignore the judgementalist viewers and use your dryer anytime you want. Sometimes penny pinching just returns you more of the same from God and the universe which many don't understand....the reaping what you sow spiritual concept.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks, the dryer is a "as needed" item in our house. It had rained some every day for a few days and I needed to do laundry. LOL Also we canned all day, strawberry figs, fig preserves, fig jelly and dill pickles. I bet they would be using a dryer, too if they had all that to do in a day. Plus 3 meals. Thanks for the kindness.

[@ytthieme]

strawberry fig what a neat combo never thought of that tfs

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

It is awesome you should try it.Thanks

[@evangelineminton]

that looks amazing I love watching your videos

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks

[@theaddictedprepper902]

Very pretty!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks

[@PriscillaSwaney]

Thanks Wanda, will be making some today. Have you made green fig preserves. I had never heard of them before, but a recipe popped up on YT. Now I know what to do with those last ones on the tree when the cold hits. I had lost many on the trees before, not this year. Found numerous recipes now that I know there is such a thing. Another strange critter deterrent that nature showed me. A poke berry bush came up between my fig tree. At that time I was recovering from surgery and it got really large with the purple berries on it. Would you believe it has kept the birds and fruit flies out of my trees for the 2nd year. Does it work as a natural way to ward off critters?????it has for me. I will leave the poke salad berries as long as it confuses the critters. Thanks for sharing, know how busy you are. I don't do a tenth of what you do and I am worn out, maybe we can rest this winter.

[@lauraflasch7749]

Hello Wanda. I am reviewing this video again today. I finally have enough figs to try this recipe. Fig newtons are mentioned on various videos but I have not found one that shows how to do it. Would you be interested in showing how? If so, I will know about it because I have subscribed to your channel. Have a blessed day.

[@jeannemiller306]

very pretty

[@pamercy1]

Looks so good...:-)

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

It is delicious.Thanks

[@BlueGrassBound.]

Nice video. I enjoy your cooking ones. :)

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Thanks BlueGrass

[@fontz2001]

you know i've never even tried figs..except in the newtons..this looks good :)

[@daniellegrazianistone4632]

I heat my jars in the water bath canner so there is one less thing on the stove.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Yum!!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They are really good.Thanks

[@saintlucia2007]

Looks wonderful!! Although I never tried figs, wondering how they sell in the health markets that look like yours❤ What would be the best way to purchase? Dried, jar'ed, sealed in bag's? Not sure how they are packed for purchase. Thank you Wanda.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

They will only last for 2 days fresh so you would have to purchase them already canned in some way to make them last.Thanks

[@calebproductions5970]

Is it strawberry figs you have or regular figs with strawberry jello?

[@leslieboyette2061]

leave jars in canner for 5 minutes after you turn it off and your jars won't break...thermal shock

[@angeliaclark5033]

How big of a box of strawberry jello

[@renaybray5079]

Did you peel your figs or just cut the ends off?

[@lottiefaith6935]

They're beautiful in color. Is there any rule about when you can can with a water bath verses a pressure cooker?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Yes only acid foods can be water bathed.Thanks

[@Sheila6325]

Outstanding! Thank you! Was that the large package of Jello? You never know for sure online, so I had to ask. Bless, Sheila

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

It was just a single pack of jello mix.Thanks

[@Sheila6325]

Deep South Homestead 3 ounce or 6 ounce?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

The regular size, 3 oz I think.

[@Sheila6325]

Deep South Homestead Thank you.

[@MrCntryjoe]

them look delicious, wonder what strawberry fig bars would be like. huh. you make canning look easy. i dumped out jars that were 6 years old. tomatoes looked good. wouldn't eat them. how long you keep canned food?

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

When I came here 3 years ago, there was canned food from 2008 - 2012. We ate lots of the tomatoes, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes and a few other things and started adding our own each year. Now we still are eating some 2010 and newer. Our goal is to keep it to 5 years. We feed the pigs any that we have that looks bad or gets past that. The only exception is green beans and tomatoes from 2010. They are still very good.

[@MrCntryjoe]

+Deep South Homestead thank you. i follow sound time tested methods caning. should have no worry.

[@glennis3]

Wanda, you said a Gallon of figs..that's 16 cups? To 1 1/2 cups sugar?

[@janpartain924]

Hey Wanda, I canned my first pickles last week and when the jars cooled they had this white powder like film on the outside? What is that and are the pickles okay to eat? Thx..love your canning videos!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

The pickles are ok. Did you can in chlorinated water in the canner? The chlorine will do that.

[@janpartain924]

I bet that was it. Maybe next time I'll let the caning water sit overnight and see if that helps eliminate some of it. Thanks so much!

[@judiebarbera]

How much jello anyone please

[@breynolds7196]

judiebarbera I think she said the 3 ounce size.

[@Wendyann1100]

Wanda. I'm wanting to make these very soon and was wondering what you cucumber to onion ratio is.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Those are strawberry figs, but if you are talking about the refrigerator pickles-- I fill the jar with cucumbers and as many onions as you think you want. 1, 2, doesn't matter. We like the pickled onion as much as the cucumber. So any ratio works. Your choice. Thanks

[@Wendyann1100]

+Deep South Homestead Lol. Don't know how that happened. I was watching the relish video.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

The videos jump sometimes. I knew it had to be one of the pickle ones. On the relish, same goes, whatever ratio you like the taste of. Thanks